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Trinucleotide Repeat Diseases 01

Topic: Pediatric

Created on Sunday, February 25 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, February 25 2007.

Which of the following disorders is associated with a trinucleotide repeat expansion?

 
        A) Ataxia telangiectasia
 
        B) Niemann-Pick type A
 
        C) Friedrich ataxia
 
        D) Pompe disease
 
        E) Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1
 

 


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A) Ataxia telangiectasia

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Ataxia telangiectasia is not associated with a trinucleotide repeat expansion.  (See References)

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B) Niemann-Pick type A

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Niemann-Pick type A is not associated with a trinucleotide repeat expansion.  (See References)

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C) Friedrich ataxia

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Friedrich ataxia is associated with a GAA repeat expansion.  (See References)

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D) Pompe disease

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Pompe disease is not associated with a trinucleotide repeat expansion.  (See References)

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E) Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 is not associated with a trinucleotide repeat expansion.  (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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Trinucleotide Repeat Diseases 01
Question ID: 022507097
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 02/25/2007
Modified: 02/25/2007
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