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Deductive correct answers rigid framework, disregard info that does not fit into frame Synthesizers correct answers can take in info that confirms and challenges their framework can use large amounts of info to make decisions Confused reasoners correct answers not less intelligent but have not...

When a family has multiple individuals in a family have pancreatic cancer, is this more likely to be due to a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2? correct answers BRCA2 What genes are associated with Noonan syndrome? correct answers PTPN11, SOS1, KRAS What heart defects can be seen in Noonan syndrome? ...

Gail Model Pros correct answers Lifetime and 5-year breast cancer risk Determine eligibility to take chemoprevention Includes age, age at first live birth, age at menarche, # of FDR with BC, breast biopsy, atypical hyperplasia, race Gail model cons correct answers NOT used for women with LCIS/D...

A 13yearold girl comes to the genetics clinic because of frequent nosebleeds. When taking the family history, which of the following is the MOST important for the genetic counselor to elicit? A. gastrointestinal bleeds B. varicose veins C. hearing loss D. renal carcinoma correct answers A. gast...

Under what circumstances should an infant with clinical features of Down syndrome be karyotyped? A. Only if the parents desire more children B. Only if the mother is younger than 35 years old C. Only if not all of the features of Down syndrome are present D. Only if the mother has had 3 earl...

HBOC Genes and Inheritance correct answers - BRCA1, BRCA2 - Autosomal Dominant BRCA1 cancer risks correct answers Primarily breast, Ovarian, Male Breast, Prostate, Pancreatic BRCA2 cancer risk correct answers Breast, Ovarian, male breast, prostate, pancreatic, melanoma What ethnic popula...

HBOC correct answers breast, ovarian, prostate, melanoma Familial Adenomatous Polyposis correct answers CHRPE (congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium) Li-Fraumeni correct answers TP53 Early breast, sarcoma (osteo or soft tissue), brain, leukemia, **adrenocortical carcinoma, ...

LMNA G608G correct answers A young patient (5yrs) presents for the first time to a new dentist with crowded teeth, making them very hard to clean. In further exploration of the issue, she learns that the child had delayed eruption of his teeth. The patient's mother also relays that her pediatrician...

Angelman Syndrome causes (expression and % of total) correct answers **paternal imprinting defect, should be maternal expression 5-7 kb deletion on maternal chr15q11.2-13 (60-70%) UBE3A maternal deletion (11%) Paternal UPD15 (3-7%) Angelman testing strategy and condition features correct an...