Monday, September 12, 2005

Bursting...

Mendelian
AD - achondroplasia, tuberous sclerosis, Huntington, neurofibromatosis, myotonic dystrophy
AR - congenital adrenal hyperplasia, phenylketonuria, galactosemia
XLR - Duchenne's, G6PD deficiency, haemophilla
XLD - incontinentia pigmentosa

Chromosomal
Trisomies - Down (21), Edwards (18), Patau (13)
Turner, Klinefelter

Polygenic
spina bifida, cleft lip/palate

Mitochondrial
MELAS (mitochondral encephalopathy w lactic acidosis & stroke-like episodes)
MERRF (myoclonic epilepsy w ragged red fibres)