Dermatitis and Eczema — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: What conditions are most associated with genetic imprinting?

Answer: Prader-Willi syndrome and Angleman's syndrome

Flashcard 22: autosomal dominant

Answer: no

Extra: less severedefects in structural geneslatenono

Flashcard 23: autosomal recessive

Answer: yes

Extra: more severeenzyme deficienciesearlynono

Flashcard 24: X-linked dominant

Answer: no

Extra: all daughters of affected males, no sons of affected malesno male-to-male transmission

Flashcard 25: What effect might you expect to see in triplet repeat diseases over several generations?

Answer: genetic anticipation

Flashcard 26: anticipation (genetics)

Answer: increased severity or earlier onset of disease in successive generations

Flashcard 27: Give the stages of the cell cycle.

Answer: G0, G1, S phase, G2, mitosis

Flashcard 28: athetosis

Answer: slow "snake-like" twisting and writhing of limbs and fingers

Flashcard 29: Who is coverd by Medicaid?

Answer: Low-income

Flashcard 30: primary prevention (epidemiology)

Answer: prevent disease occurrence (e.g. HPV vaccination)