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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid

DNA Base Pairing

3' End

5' End

Antiparallel Base Pairing

Complementary Strands Pair

Thymine And Adenine Pair

2 Hydrogen Bonds

Adenine and Uracil Pair in RNA

Guanine And Cytosine Pair

3 Hydrogen Bonds

3 mins

Codon Overview

mRNA Read In Three Nucleotide Chunks

AUG Is Start Codon

Matching tRNA Anticodon

Amino Acid Specific (To Codon)

AUG Codes For Methionine

UAA, UAG And UGA Are Termination Codons

2 mins

Lynch Syndrome (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer)

Autosomal Dominant

Defective DNA Mismatch Repair

80% Risk of Colon Cancer Development

Proximal (Right) Colon

Type II associated with Endometrial, Ovarian and Skin Cancers

3 Relatives with Colon Cancer

Occurs Across 2 Generations

1 Relative Diagnosed < 50 Years Old

Frequent Screening

Colectomy

3 mins

Ataxia Telangiectasia

Autosomal Recessive

ATM Gene

Defect in DNA repair

Cerebellar defects

Spider Angiomas

Sensitive to Radiation

Defective Tumor Suppressor Gene

Increased risk of Cancer, Leukemias, and Lymphomas

Increased AFP levels

IgA deficiency

Repeated sinopulmonary infections

2 mins

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Defective Nucleotide Excision Repair

Pyrimidine Dimer Accumulation

Autosomal Recessive

Susceptible to UVA and UVB Rays

Actinic Keratosis

Neurodegeneration

Photosensitivity

Corneal Ulcers

Hyperpigmented Lentigines

Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

3 mins

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