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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... precursor protein mutations ... Presenilin 1 and 2 gene mutations ... chromosome 21) Signs ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings • Sporadic mutation ... • Inherited mutation ... Retinoblastoma Signs ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
ß-glucocerebrosidase activity • Mutation ... in GBA1 gene Clinical ... Disease #Diagnosis #Signs
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... arises via sporadic mutation ... Signs of immunodeficiency ... Predisposition -> Mutation ... humoral immunity Signs
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... NTPPPH enzyme and mutations ... CPPD #Disease #Signs
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... HLH-associated mutations
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... due to ALS - Mutations ... cellular function Clinical ... of UMN and LMN signs ... Exam: clinical evidence
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Autosomal recessive mutation ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications
Marfan Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms

- Caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene (chromosome 15)
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Marfan Syndrome - Signs ... - Caused by mutations ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
defect - Mutations ... ATPase - AEI mutations ... defect - ENaC mutation ... - SCNN mutation ... HTN (WNKI and 4 mutations