neurogenetic syndromes

Topic: Adult

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        A) Sandhoff's disease is associated with chromosomal location 5q13.
 
        B) SCA 1 is associated with chromosomal location 1p31.
 
        C) Familial amyloid neuropathy is associated with chromosomal location 18q11.2-12.1.
 
        D) Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II is associated with chromosomal location 12q24.
 
        E) Bardet-Biedl syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 16q.
 

 

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A) Sandhoff's disease is associated with chromosomal location 5q13.

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The statement, "Sandhoff's disease is associated with chromosomal location 5q13." is true.
Sandhoff's disease is associated with chromosomal location 5q13.  (See References)

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B) SCA 1 is associated with chromosomal location 1p31.

This answer is correct.

The statement, "SCA 1 is associated with chromosomal location 1p31." is false.
SCA 1 is associated with chromosomal location 6p24.  (See References)

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C) familial amyloid neuropathy is associated with chromosomal location 18q11.2-12.1.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "familial amyloid neuropathy is associated with chromosomal location 18q11.2-12.1." is true.
familial amyloid neuropathy is associated with chromosomal location 18q11.2-12.1.  (See References)

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D) distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II is associated with chromosomal location 12q24.

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The statement, "distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II is associated with chromosomal location 12q24." is true.
distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II is associated with chromosomal location 12q24.  (See References)

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E) Bardet-Biedl syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 16q.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Bardet-Biedl syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 16q." is true.
Bardet-Biedl syndrome is associated with chromosomal location 16q.  (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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