neurogenetic syndromes

Topic: Adult

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        A) Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 13q14.2.
 
        B) Unverricht-Lundborg myoclonic epilepsy is associated with chromosomal location 21q22.3.
 
        C) Sialidosis is associated with chromosomal location 10.
 
        D) SCA 2 is associated with chromosomal location 12q23-24.1.
 
        E) Holoprosencephaly type 2 is associated with chromosomal location 2p21.
 

 

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A) oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 13q14.2.

This answer is correct.

The statement, "oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 13q14.2." is false.
oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is associated with chromosomal location 14q11.2-q13.  (See References)

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B) Unverricht-Lundborg myoclonic epilepsy is associated with chromosomal location 21q22.3.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Unverricht-Lundborg myoclonic epilepsy is associated with chromosomal location 21q22.3." is true.
Unverricht-Lundborg myoclonic epilepsy is associated with chromosomal location 21q22.3.  (See References)

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C) sialidosis is associated with chromosomal location 10.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "sialidosis is associated with chromosomal location 10." is true.
sialidosis is associated with chromosomal location 10.  (See References)

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D) SCA 2 is associated with chromosomal location 12q23-24.1.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "SCA 2 is associated with chromosomal location 12q23-24.1." is true.
SCA 2 is associated with chromosomal location 12q23-24.1.  (See References)

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E) holoprosencephaly type 2 is associated with chromosomal location 2p21.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "holoprosencephaly type 2 is associated with chromosomal location 2p21." is true.
holoprosencephaly type 2 is associated with chromosomal location 2p21.  (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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