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Like the name of the condition implies, this condition is inherited following an autosomal dominant pattern, which means that only one copy of a certain mutation (in this case, the duplication of the LMNB1 gene) is needed for a trait or disorder to be expressed, in familial cases, offspring have a 1 in 2, or 50% chance of inheriting a copy of ...
In 1981, Malleson et al. reported a family that had autosomal dominant synovitis, camptodactyly, and iridocyclitis. [8] One member died of granulomatous arteritis of the heart and aorta. In 1982, Rotenstein reported a family with granulomatous arteritis, rash, iritis , and arthritis transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait over three generations.
The most striking sign of Timothy syndrome type 1 is the co-occurrence of both syndactyly (about 0.03% of births) and long QT syndrome (1% per year) in a single patient. . Other common symptoms include cardiac arrhythmia (94%), heart malformations (59%), and autism or an autism spectrum disorder (80% who survive long enough for evaluati
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic condition that is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, meaning each child of an affected individual has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. The mutation involves satellite DNA , which is tandemly repeated sequences of DNA that do not code for a protein.
Marfan syndrome is inherited in an autosomal-dominant pattern. Each parent with the condition has a 50% risk of passing the genetic defect on to any child due to its autosomal dominant nature. Most individuals with MFS have another affected family member. About 75% of cases are inherited. [1]
The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.
This condition was first discovered in 1995 by Melberg et al. when they described 5 members of a 4-generation Swedish family where cerebellar ataxia and sensorineural deafness presented as an autosomal dominant trait, 4 of them had narcolepsy and 2 had diabetes mellitus. The oldest members had psychiatric symptoms, neurological anomalies, and ...
Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia; Autosomal dominant Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2 with giant axons; Autosomal dominant GTP cyclohydrolase I deficiency; Autosomal dominant intellectual disability-craniofacial anomalies-cardiac defects syndrome; Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; Autosomal dominant partial epilepsy ...