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1. Rickets in children (bending bones); osteomalacia in adults (soft bones). Also hypocalcemic tetany.

2. Aut - rec - defect in renal tubular AA transporter (cysteine - ornithine - lysine - arginine in renal PCT). inc. cystine (2 cysteines w/ disulfide bond) in urine --> cystine kidney stones (cystine staghorn calculi). Common (1:7000); Tx with acetazola

3. Trisomy 21; MR - flat facies - epicanthal folds - simian crease - gap btwn 1-2nd toes - duodenal atresia - congenital heart dz (esp septum - primum - type ASD) - a/w inc risk All - Alz dz (>35 y/o). #1 cause congenital MR; #1 chr disorder (1:700). 95

4. X- linked dominant disorder (M/F offspring of affected mom can be affected; all female offspring of affected father diseased). Inc. phosphate wasting at proximal tubule; rickets - like presentation

5. Protein malnutrition. Skin lesions - edema - liver malfunction (fatty change). Small child - swollen belly.

6. Aut - rec deficiency of aldolase B; fructose -1- P accumulates; dec. in phosphate = inhibition of glycogenolysis / gluconeogenesis. Hypoglycemia - jaundice - cirrhosis - vomiting. Tx: limit fructose - sucrose (gluc + fruc) intake.

7. Aut - rec galactokinase deficiency. Galactitol can accumulate if galactose present in diet; relatively mild. Galactose in blood / urine - infantile cataracts (may not track objects - develop social smile.

8. Dec alpha - ketoacid dehydrogenase activity = blocked degradation of branched amino acid (Ile - Leu - Val = I Love Vermont; maple trees w/ branches). Increased alpha - ketoacids in blood (esp Leu). Severe CNS defects - MR - death. Urine smells like m

9. Aut - dom; I/II/III - familial tumors of endocrine glands (pancreas - parathyroid - pituitary - thyroid - adrenal medulla). II / III a/w ret gene

10. Microtubule polymerization defect (no lysosomal tracking). Decreased phagocytosis. Recurrent pyogenic infections - partial albinism - peripheral neuropathy.

11. Aut - dom; defective / absent LDL receptor. Elevated LDL. Heterozygotes (1:500) have cholesterol = 300 mg/dL. Homozygotes (rare) chol > 700 mg /dL - severe atherosclerotic dz early in life - tendon xanthomas (classically Achilles); may have MI < 20 y

12. Pantothenate; in CoA. Dermatitis - enteritis - alopecia - adrenal insufficiency

13. Aut - rec absence of galactose -1- phosphate uridyltransferase; toxic substances accumulate (e.g. galactitol in lens of eye). FTT - jaundice - hepatomegaly - infantile cataracts - MR. Tx: no galactose / lactose (glucose + galactose).

14. A 22q11 deletion syndrome. Thymic - parathyroid - cardiac defects. Microdeletion at chr 22q11. Due to aberrant development of 3rd / 4th branchial pouches.

15. Acquired (e.g. liver dz) or hereditary (urea cycle enzyme deficiencies). inc. NH4 depletes alpha - keotglutarate - inhibiting TCA cycle. Ammonia intox - tremor - slurred speech - somnolence - vomiting - cerebral edema - blurred vision. Tx with benzoa

16. Pyridoxine = B6. Convulsions - hyperirritability - peripheral neuropathy. Deficiency inducible by INH - oral contraceptives. Converted to pyridoxal phosphate: used in transamination (ALT - AST - etc) - decarboxylation - glycogen phosphorylase - heme

17. Lysosomal storage disease (a sphingolipidosis). Aut - rec deficiency of sphingomyelinase; sphingomyelin accumulates. Progressive neurodegeneration - hepatosplenomegaly - cherry- red spot on macula - foam cells.

18. Type IIa familial dyslipidemia. Aut - dom absence / decrease in LDL receptors. LDLs increased - blood cholesterol elevated.

19. Microdeletion of short arm of chr 5: 46 -XX or XY - 5p -. Microcephaly - moderate/severe MR - high pitched crying/mewing (cry of the cat) - epicanthal folds - cardiac abnormalities

20. Type IV familial dyslipidemia. Hepatic overproduction of VLDL; VLDL increased; blood TGs elevated

21. Night blindness - dry skin

22. Aut - dom - defect in spectrin or ankyrin. Hemolytic anemia - increased MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration). Splenectomy is curative

23. Hypercalcemia - hypercalciuria - loss of appetite - stupor. Seen in sarcoidosis (inc. activation of vitamin D by epithelioid macrophages).

24. Aut - rec (CFTR gene - chr 7; CFTR channel secretes Cl - in lungs / GI - resorbes Cl - from sweat). Thick mucus - plugs lungs - pancreas - liver. Recurrent pulm infections (Pseudomonas - S aureus) - chronic bronchitis - bronchiectasis - pancreatic in

25. Severe vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency (less severe = glossitis). Diarrhea - dementia - dermatitis. Can be caused by Hartnup disease (dec. tryptophan absorption) - malignant carcinoid syndrome (inc tryptophan metabolism) (B3 made from tryptophan) and

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