neurogenetic syndromes

Topic: Adult

Created on Saturday, September 2 2006 by

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        A) Dominant ataxia with retinal dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 3p12-p21.1.
 
        B) Niemann-Pick disease types A and B is associated with chromosomal location 11p15.
 
        C) SCA 12 is associated with chromosomal location 15q15-?22.
 
        D) Huntington's disease is associated with chromosomal location 4p16.3.
 
        E) SCA 8 is associated with chromosomal location 13q.
 

 

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A) dominant ataxia with retinal dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 3p12-p21.1.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "dominant ataxia with retinal dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 3p12-p21.1." is true.
dominant ataxia with retinal dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 3p12-p21.1.  (See References)

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B) Niemann-Pick disease types A and B is associated with chromosomal location 11p15.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Niemann-Pick disease types A and B is associated with chromosomal location 11p15." is true.
Niemann-Pick disease types A and B is associated with chromosomal location 11p15.  (See References)

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C) SCA 12 is associated with chromosomal location 15q15-?22.

This answer is correct.

The statement, "SCA 12 is associated with chromosomal location 15q15-?22." is false.
SCA 12 is associated with chromosomal location 5q31.  (See References)

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D) Huntington's disease is associated with chromosomal location 4p16.3.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Huntington's disease is associated with chromosomal location 4p16.3." is true.
Huntington's disease is associated with chromosomal location 4p16.3.  (See References)

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E) SCA 8 is associated with chromosomal location 13q.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "SCA 8 is associated with chromosomal location 13q." is true.
SCA 8 is associated with chromosomal location 13q.  (See References)

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References:

1. Bird, T.D., and Tapscott, S.J. K.M. (2004). Clinical Neurogenetics. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, 4th Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia. Pp. 781-808.

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