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nbme21/Block 4/Question#39 (52.1 difficulty score)
A 46-year-old man comes to the physician ...
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submitted by hello(349),

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2^q = 9001/ -t-&g; q = 103/

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2q = 2(/103) = 03/2 = /511

esnwAr = /115

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submitted by taway(32),

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gh889 I think you meant 2(29/30)(1/30) just to clarify! +7

niboonsh i am confusion +3

arkmoses You have to use the hardy weinberg formula (1=p^2+2qp+q^2)and p + q = 1 they basically tell you that q^2=1/900 which makes q=1/30 now you can figure out (p=1-q) so p=1-(1/30), p=29/30 then to figure out carrier you solve for 2qp, 2(29/30)(1/30)=1/15 I got it wrong cuz I forgot how to figure out p but hopefully wont happen on the real deal. +5

garibay92 2pq= 2(29/30)(1/30).... Transform this to 2 1 1 2 1 x x = _ = ____ 1 1 30 30 15 +

garibay92 Nevermind :/ It didn't come out as planned :( +

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pg32 How do we know this disease is autosomal recessive? I assumed it was just because they love these carrier frequency questions with AR diseases, but how do we know it's AR? +

turtlepenlight Sounds like Gaucher (ish?) if i'm remembering correctly +5

ownersucks Niemann Pick disease is characterized by foam cells, which are lipid-laden macrophages. Question stem also mention HSM +

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submitted by link981(172),

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^p2 + q2p + 2^q = =1 qp+ 1

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submitted by whoissaad(90),

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sahusema Hardy Wineberg equilibrium square root 900 = 30 1/2 of all offspring will be carriers so 30*.5 = 15 simple as that +6

maxillarythirdmolar this deserves a million upvotes. +1

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Nwo I deen ot infd ,P so ues +p.= =pq1 3=1/-)(01 1=0.-03 7.09

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eacv **** q=1/900 +

bdaines8 you literally have a calculator to use.... use it +

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submitted by electrosalt(0),

Here's how I did it

X is the frequency a parent will be a carrier of the disease. 1/4 is the probability the parents will have a child with the disease. Therefore

X * X * 1/4 = 1/900

X = 1/15