Common Multifactorial Disorders and Traits
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What is a characteristic of multifactorial disorders in terms of inheritance patterns?

  • They are solely influenced by environmental factors.
  • They usually result from alleles at a single locus.
  • They follow Mendelian inheritance strictly.
  • They involve complex interactions of multiple genetic variants. (correct)

    • Which of the following describes a qualitative trait?

  • Body mass index value.
  • Presence or absence of rheumatoid arthritis. (correct)
  • Height of an individual.
  • Blood pressure measurement.

    • What percentage of individuals experience morbidity or premature mortality due to common diseases in their lifetimes?

  • Almost all individuals.
  • One in two.
  • Nearly two out of every three. (correct)
  • Less than one in ten.

    • What term is used to describe the inheritance pattern of multifactorial disorders?

    <p>Complex inheritance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do family members share genetic information compared to individuals chosen at random in the population?

    <p>They share a greater proportion of genetic information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes quantitative traits?

    <p>They are measurable quantities that vary among individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following disorders is an example of a multifactorial disease?

    <p>Diabetes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might distinguishing between individuals with a qualitative trait sometimes be difficult?

    <p>Some manifestations may be subtle and require detailed examination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a disease diagnosis such as short stature or hypertension?

    <p>Values falling outside the normal range of a quantitative trait.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which relatives share 50% of their alleles on average?

    <p>Siblings, including fraternal twins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are alleles shared among siblings characterized?

    <p>The allele sharing among siblings can vary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the implication of familial aggregation in diseases?

    <p>Affected individuals typically have more affected relatives than expected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can you measure the familial aggregation of a disease?

    <p>By comparing the frequency of disease in relatives of the affected proband with the general population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the sharing of alleles as family members become more distantly related?

    <p>They share less alleles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average number of alleles shared by a pair of siblings at any one locus?

    <p>1 allele.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best represents the relationship between the risk of disease and genetic relatedness?

    <p>Risk increases with closer genetic relatedness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of dementia in older adults?

    <p>Alzheimer disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age group shows a significant increase in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease?

    <p>65 years and older</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT considered a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease?

    <p>Low physical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key challenge in understanding complex diseases such as Alzheimer's disease?

    <p>Determining the role of environmental factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the anticipated outcome of research in population-based genetic epidemiology?

    <p>Development of preventive and therapeutic measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a positive correlation between cholesterol measurements in patients and their relatives indicate?

    <p>Higher cholesterol levels in patients are associated with higher levels in relatives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the heritability value (H²) of a trait signify?

    <p>It indicates how much of the variability in a trait is due to genetic differences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If heritability (H²) is calculated to be 0, what does this imply about the influence of genotype on the trait?

    <p>Genotype contributes nothing to the trait's variability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate frequency of congenital heart malformations (CHDs) at birth?

    <p>4 to 8 per 1000 births.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are congenital heart malformations typically classified?

    <p>Some are genetic while others result from environmental impacts such as teratogens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the global population is affected by schizophrenia?

    <p>1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated annual cost of mental illnesses in medical care and social services in the United States?

    <p>$150 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?

    <p>They are some of the most common and severe human diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary characteristic of schizophrenia?

    <p>Abnormalities in thought and emotion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range of MZ concordance for schizophrenia?

    <p>40% to 60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the nomenclature of the HLA system changed?

    <p>It has shifted to include DNA sequence variants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the study of familial aggregation important in complex traits?

    <p>It helps understand the interaction of genotype and environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a higher concordance rate in MZ twins compared to DZ twins suggest about schizophrenia?

    <p>It indicates a strong genetic contribution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate number of HLA alleles that have been defined sequenced at the DNA level?

    <p>1300</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way modifier genes can impact single-gene disorders?

    <p>They might change the phenotypic expression of the disorder.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'multifactorial traits' refer to?

    <p>Traits influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes disorders determined by digenic inheritance?

    <p>Determined by the additive effect of genotypes at multiple loci</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In retinitis pigmentosa, what is true about individuals who are heterozygous for mutations at each of the two loci?

    <p>They are double heterozygotes and affected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors increases the risk for conditions in hypercoagulability states?

    <p>Environmental factors combined with genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of the aganglionic colon in Hirschsprung disease?

    <p>Total absence of intrinsic ganglion cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of diabetes represents approximately 10% of all cases?

    <p>Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of familial aggregation in the context of diabetes?

    <p>One type emerges in families while the other does not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes peripherin and Rom1 in relation to retinitis pigmentosa?

    <p>They encode photoreceptor membrane proteins critical to vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What primary issue arises from the aganglionic condition in Hirschsprung disease?

    <p>Severe constipation and intestinal obstruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Common Multifactorial Disorders

    • Common diseases like birth defects, heart attacks, cancer, neurological/psychiatric issues, diabetes, and Alzheimer's cause significant morbidity and mortality.
    • These diseases often cluster in families, but their inheritance doesn't follow Mendelian patterns (like single-gene disorders)
    • They result from complex interactions among multiple genes, environmental factors, and chance events, making them "multifactorial."
    • Family members share more genetic information and environmental exposures than unrelated individuals, explaining the clustering.
    • Identifying the gene variants predisposing to these common diseases is a significant challenge.

    Qualitative and Quantitative Traits

    • Qualitative traits are either present or absent (e.g., lung cancer).
    • Quantitative traits are measurable physiological or biochemical values (e.g., height, blood pressure).
    • Certain quantitative traits are diagnosed when their values fall outside the "normal" range (defined by the population average ± 2 standard deviations).

    Familial Aggregation

    • Family members sharing alleles increases their likelihood of sharing the same disease risks.
    • Relative risk ratio (λ) compares the disease prevalence in relatives with the general population.
    • Family history case-control studies compare affected individuals with matched controls to assess familial aggregation.

    Relative Risk Ratio (λ)

    • λr = (Prevalence of the disease in relatives) / (Prevalence of the disease in the general population)
    • A value of λr greater than 1 indicates increased familial aggregation.

    Twin Studies

    • Monozygotic (MZ) twins share 100% of their alleles.
    • Dizygotic (DZ) twins share approximately 50% of their alleles.
    • MZ twin concordance rates for a disease are compared to DZ rates to estimate the genetic contribution.
    • Concordance is the proportion of twin pairs where both twins have the disease.
    • The higher the concordance rate in MZ twins compared to DZ twins, the stronger the genetic influence.
    • Twin studies are used to separate genetic and environmental influences.

    Heritability

    • Heritability (H²) measures the proportion of phenotypic variance attributable to genetic variation.
    • Correlation coefficients (r) measure the similarity of a trait among relatives.
    • Comparing correlations in MZ and DZ twins can provide an estimate of heritability (H²). H² = 2 x (rMZ - rDZ).
    • Heritability varies depending on the population and environment.

    Multifactorial Congenital Malformations

    • Examples include cleft lip and palate, congenital heart defects, etc.
    • These defects often demonstrate familial aggregation but without clear Mendelian patterns.

    Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    • Mental illnesses ("disorders") like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are common, complex, and have high societal costs.
    • Family studies and twin studies consistently show a considerable genetic contribution to these disorders.
    • Genetic contribution is complex, involving multiple genes, often including areas of the MHC locus.

    Type 1 Diabetes

    • Type 1 diabetes is an "autoimmune" disorder, often affecting young adults.
    • Strong genetic predisposition (MZ concordance significantly greater than DZ concordance).
    • Major histcompatibility complex (MHC) is a significant genetic factor and plays a critical role.

    Alzheimer's Disease

    • Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease, typically affecting older adults.
    • Genetic factors, particularly variants in the APOE gene, contribute to the disease risk.
    • The presence of the APOE e4 allele increases the risk and strongly influences age-of-onset.

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