neurogenetic syndromes

Topic: Adult

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        A) Niemann-Pick disease type C is associated with chromosomal location 18p.
 
        B) Walker-Warburg syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 12p13.
 
        C) Neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with chromosomal location 17q11.2.
 
        D) Zellweger's syndrome type I is associated with chromosomal location 7q11.23.
 
        E) Spastic ataxia is associated with chromosomal location 13q11.
 

 

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A) Niemann-Pick disease type C is associated with chromosomal location 18p.

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The statement, "Niemann-Pick disease type C is associated with chromosomal location 18p." is true.
Niemann-Pick disease type C is associated with chromosomal location 18p.  (See References)

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B) Walker-Warburg syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 12p13.

This answer is correct.

The statement, "Walker-Warburg syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 12p13." is false.
Walker-Warburg syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 9q31-33.  (See References)

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C) neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with chromosomal location 17q11.2.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with chromosomal location 17q11.2." is true.
neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with chromosomal location 17q11.2.  (See References)

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D) Zellweger's syndrome type I is associated with chromosomal location 7q11.23.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Zellweger's syndrome type I is associated with chromosomal location 7q11.23." is true.
Zellweger's syndrome type I is associated with chromosomal location 7q11.23.  (See References)

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E) spastic ataxia is associated with chromosomal location 13q11.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "spastic ataxia is associated with chromosomal location 13q11." is true.
spastic ataxia is associated with chromosomal location 13q11.  (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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