ALPORT DISEASE
Alport syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by kidney disease, hearing loss, and eye abnormalities. People with Alport syndrome experience progressive loss of kidney function. Almost all affected individuals have blood in their urine (hematuria), which indicates abnormal functioning of the kidneys. Many people with Alport syndrome also develop high levels of protein in their urine (proteinuria). The kidneys become less able to function as this condition progresses, resulting in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). People with Alport syndrome frequently develop sensorineural hearing loss, which is caused by abnormalities of the inner ear, during late childhood or early adolescence. Affected individuals may also have misshapen
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Significant hearing loss, eye abnormalities, and progressive kidney disease are more common in males with Alport syndrome than in affected females. Alport syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 50,000 newborns. Alport syndrome can have different inheritance patterns. About 80 percent of cases are caused by mutations in the COL4A5 gene and are inherited in an X-linked pattern. This gene is located on the X chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes. In males (who have only one X chromosome), one altered copy of the COL4A5 gene in each cell is sufficient to cause kidney failure and other severe symptoms of the disorder. In females (who have two X chromosomes), a mutation in one copy of the COL4A5 gene usually only results in hematuria, but some women experience more severe symptoms. A characteristic of X-linked inheritance is that fathers cannot pass X-linked traits to their sons. In approximately 15 percent of cases, Alport syndrome results from mutations in both copies of the COL4A3 or COL4A4 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. The parents of an individual with the autosomal recessive form of this condition each have one copy of the mutated gene and are …show more content…
Initially, there will be blood in urine (haematuria) only, although proteinuria (protein in the urine) may also develop. Occasionally, the proteinuria is so marked that nephrotic syndrome is diagnosed. Later, the blood pressure starts to rise and, in men, renal function declines slowly. Once the blood creatinine has reached *200 mol/l patients can be advised that a form of dialysis or a transplant will be required, on average, 16 months later. This is very roughly 50% of kidney function, which would be classed as stage three of kidney disease. Transplanted patients usually do very well, and Alport Syndrome does not recur in the transplanted kidney. However, apart from the usual risks of rejection, there is a small risk of rejection due to antiglomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis (also known as Alport anti GBM Disease.) This is because the body recognises the ‘normal’ gene instead of the Alports gene and tries to reject the kidney. Only about 2% of kidney transplants are lost because of this, and genetic testing makes it possible to predict which patients are at an
Women have two X-chromosomes so that is why they will not have the disease. They have one defected gene and one normal. Their normal
Type 1, also known as NS1 and Male Turner syndrome, individuals are affected with most characteristics above. One added effect is the low number of blood platelets, which means blood clotting is very uncommon in these individuals. NS2 is closely related to NS1, except for the inheritance pattern. The last type of the condition is neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome, but it is really just an overlap of neurofibromatosis and NS1, however, it is only a chance occurrence, because "these conditions have two distinct gene locations, with no apparent overlap" (Gale
Hyperacusis is found in Bell’s palsy, Ménière’s disease, perilymph fistula, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, acoustic trauma, barotrauma, noise-induced hearing loss, stapedectomy, tympanoplasty, Autism, carotid aneurysm, middle cerebral aneurysm, head injury, multiple sclerosis, migraine, epilepsy, myasthenia
However, the symptoms may vary greatly among individuals. Still, there are five requirements that almost all patients with FD meet.4,5 Patients typically are of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, do not have fungiform papillae on the tongue, cannot produce tears, have diminished patellar reflexes, and do not demonstrate an axonal flare after histamine is injected (normal patients develop a small red bump, but FD patients do not).4,5 If these symptoms are present, the disease can be diagnosed via a DNA test for known mutations on the IKBKAP gene. Familial dysautonomia is an autosomal recessive disorder, which is a result of mutations in the IKB kinase-complex-associated protein (IKBKAP) gene, located on chromosome 9(q31).1,2 Over 99% patients with FD have a homozygous point mutation (TC) at the donor splice site on intron 20.2,4
Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutated gene that changes the protein that controls the salt in and out of the cell. There are many different mutation which can change the severity of the disease in each case. For this to be passed on a child must receive one copy of the gene from each parent to develop this disease. If a child receives a copy from only one parent then
Having a mutated ATP7B gene, and consequently a dysfunctional P-type ATPase protein, is considered to be an autosomal recessive trait. People who have this trait are able to pass it down to their offspring, who then become carriers of the gene themselves. However, since this mutation is a recessive trait, the affected offspring do not suffer from Wilson’s disease if only one parent is a carrier of the mutated ATP7B gene. Likewise, in the event that both parents are carriers of the recessive ATP7B mutation, the offspring will indeed inherit Wilson’s disease as a
There has to be one copy of this defective gene in each parent in order for a child to have this disease. The defective gene is called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene or CFTR gene. This gene controls
From that, we know the gene is on an autosome, which is a non-sex chromosome. The word recessive tells us that the individual has to be a homozygous recessive, with two copies of the gene, to express the trait or disorder. One is inherited from the mother, and one from the father. Carriers, individuals who only have one recessive gene, are not affected by the disease but are able to pass it down to their children. Most people are not aware they carry a recessive gene for a disease until they have a child with the disease.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, edited by Tracie Moy and Laura Avery, 4th ed. , vol. 2, Gale, Farmington Hills, MI, 2016, pp. 1060–1063. Science in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3630400305/SCIC?u=fair10233&xid=daa18de9. Accessed 13 Jan. 2017.
Lets get right to it. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is when small liquid type called cysts is developing in your kidneys. This disease isn’t usually cause by anything but it is inherited meaning it is passed down
Later it was discovered that it was the result of an extra copy of chromosome 21. The nondisjunction that results in an extra copy of chromosome 21 occurs during anaphase I in meiosis I. The genetic mutation is trisomy 21 (3 copies of chromosome 21). The characteristic phenotypic occurrences that are distinct to the disorder: poor muscle tone, stout neck, flat face, small head, mouth, and ears, eyes slanting upwardly, Brushfield spots, and stout fingers and
Dialysis basically acts as an artificial kidney by filtering the blood of the patients on it. Dialysis can be both a good and a bad thing. The good in it is works just like a kidney would for a temporary fix, the bad is that sessions last three hours, several times a week. Dialysis is very harsh on the patient’s bodies, especially the ones that become dependent on it. It basically drains their bodies and causes them to become very weak and most of them aren’t able to work anymore.
Klinefelter syndrome, also known as ‘47,XXY’ and ‘XXY’ is found in males, this is due to the fact that the host male gets another X chromosome. The image on the right you can see the extra chromosome with the pair of sex chromosomes. Usually there are only two chromosomes that determine the sex, one from opposite sexes but when it comes to Klinefelters Syndrome there is an extra X chromosome. Because this due to the additional chromosome it can described as a chromosome disorder.
Well in the article "Color Vision Deficiency" by Genetics Home Reference, it helps us understand that color blindness is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern. They also state that, "The OPN1LW and OPN1MW genes are located on the X chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes. In males (who have only one X chromosome), one genetic change in each cell is sufficient to cause the condition. Males are affected by X-linked recessive disorders much more frequently than females because in females (who have two X chromosomes), a genetic change would have to occur on both copies of the chromosome to cause the disorder. A characteristic of X-linked inheritance is that fathers cannot pass X-linked traits to their sons.
Imagine having poor eyesight and hearing loss, this is exactly what usher `s syndrome is. Usher`s syndrome weakens its victim’s hearing and eyesight. Usher`s syndrome is genetic which means that is inherited by a child from its parents. The chromosome 3q22.1 of the gene pchd15 is mutated when usher`s syndrome occurs. The symptoms of usher`s syndrome consist of retinitis pigments (which weakens eyesight), hearing loss, blindness during the night, and loss of peripheral vision.