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Lysosomal Storage Diseases 01

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Created on Friday, February 16 2007 by jdmiles

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In Metachromatic leukodystrophy, where is the genetic locus of the defective gene?

 
        A) 17q25.3
 
        B) 22q13.31-qter
 
        C) 17q21.1
 
        D) Xq24-25
 
        E) 5q13
 

 


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A) 17q25.3

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Sulfamidase is an enzyme which is deficient in MPS IIIA (Sanfilippo disease type A). This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 17q25.3.  (See References)

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B) 22q13.31-qter

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Arylsulphatase A (galactose-3-sulphatase) is an enzyme which is deficient in Metachromatic leukodystrophy. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 22q13.31-qter.  (See References)

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C) 17q21.1

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A-N-acetylglucosamindase is an enzyme which is deficient in MPS IIIB (Sanfilippo disease type B). This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 17q21.1.  (See References)

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D) Xq24-25

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Lysosomal associated membrane protein-2 (LAMP-2) is an enzyme which is deficient in Danon disease. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at Xq24-25.  (See References)

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E) 5q13

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ß-Subunit ß-hexosaminidase is an enzyme which is deficient in Sandhoff disease. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 5q13.  (See References)

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References:

1. Pastores, G.M., and Kolodny, E.H. (2004). Inborn errors of metabolism of the nervous system. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, 4th Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia. Pp. 1811-1832.
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Lysosomal Storage Diseases 01
Question ID: 02160701
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