5.3. Phenotypic expression of mutations - M. Pesheva, D. Tontcheva 106
5.4. Germiine and somatic mutations - M. Pesheva, D. Toncheva - 108
5.5. DNA damage and repair mechanisms - M. Pesheva, D. Toncheva 109
5.6. Mitochondrial mutations - S. Lalchev 121
5.7 Chromosomal mutations - S. Lalchev, D. Toncheva 122
6. Diagnostics of genetic diseases 134
6.1. Clinical genealogy method - IVi. Simeonova 134
6.2. Laboratory methods for diagnosis of rare monogenic diseases - D.Nikoiova,
6.3. Genetic methods for postnatal diagnosis of chromosomal disorders S.Hadjidekova, D.
Toncheva........ 123
III. CLINICAL GENETICS - RARE: DISEASES....................................................... 196
7. Monogenic diseases ■ 196
7.1. Genetic anemias- D. Toncheva, R. Starseva 196
73. Hereditary diseases of the connective tissue and bone system - M.Simeonova, D.
7.3.4. Other diseases with defects in collagen synthesis 260
7.4. Primary immunodeficiency diseases - S. Lalchev 263
7.6. Predominantly antibody deficiencies 267
7.7. P!D of Phagocytosis 268
7.8. Complement deficiency 270
7.5. Neuromuscular disorders - D. Toncheva, R. Staneva 274
7.6. Monogenic diseases affecting the respiratory system - Toncheva D., S. Hadjidekova
7.7-. Hereditary hearing loss and deafness - D. Toncheva, R. Staneva 297
8. Inherited Diseases with dynamic mutations - L Angelova 307
8.1. Huntington disease (HD) 309
8.2. Myotonic dystrophy (DM).... 312
S3. Fragile X syndrome (Martin-Bell syndrome) 315
9. Mitochondria! diseases - S. Lalchev 318
9.1 Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) .....320
9.2 SV1ERRF syndrome
5.3 MELAS syndrome ^21
9.4 NARP syndrome 322
9.5 Leigh syndrome , , . ..322
3.6 Kearns-Sayre syndrome 322
10. Chromosomal diseases 323
11.1 Genera! characteristics and diagnosis .........323
10.2. Chromosomal disorders resulting from mutations in the sex chromosomes .......... 329
103. Chromosomal disorders due to numerical aberrations of autosomes.....................338
10.4. Chromosomal disorders, connected to structural aberrations of autosomes ...347
11. Contiguous gene syndromes - microdeletion and microduplication
syndromes 351
11.1. Common microdeletion syndromes ................ „352
11.2. Less common microdeletion syndromes .....379
IV. GENOMIC MEDICINE - GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO COMMON
DISEASES.: „.382
12. General characteristics of multifactorial diseases - D.Toncheva,
E.Becheva; 382
13. Genetic epidemiology. Family, twin and adoptive studies - D.Toncheva,
E.Becheva 389
14.1. Biological importance of polymorphisms 393
14.2. Types of polymorphisms used as genetic markers. .396
15. Genetic predisposition to cardiovascular diseases - ¥. Ganev, D.
Toncheva, R. Staneva - . 399
15.1. Coronary heart disease fCHD) ...400
15.2. Arterial hypertension ..................428
16. Genetic susceptibility to gastrointestinal diseases - D.Toncheva ,
R.Staneva 433
16.2, Mutations that create a predisposition to the development of sporadic colorectal
cancer,... ■ ' 434
16.3. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) 436
17. Genetic factors in endocrine diseases - D. Toncheva, R. Staneva, I.
Dirnova 441
17.1. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (or type I diabetes) 444
17.2. Diabetes mellitus type 2 (or type 2 diabetes) 447
17.3. MODY- диабет (Maturity-onset diabetes of the young ) 451
17.4. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...452
18. Genetics of some psychiatric disorders 456
18.1. Genetic predisposition to schizophrenia - E.Becheva, D.Toncheva 456
18.2. tSenetics of affective disorders - A.Yosifova, E.Becheva 460
18.3. Genetics of Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease; AD) - 463
19= Genetic predisposition to pulmonary diseases - D. Toncheva, S. Hadjidekova. 473
19.1, Bronchial asthma 473
19.2, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 476
20. Genetic definition of overweight - ¥. Ganev, D. Toncheva, R. Staneva
478
20.1. Monogenic forms of obesity ...483
. 20.2. Syndromic obesity 485
23.3, Genome studies of polygenic obesity 486
21. Genetics of cancer diseases. Common characteristics - D.Toncheva 491
22. Genetics of hereditary cancer syndromes 500
22.1. Common genetic characteristics of hereditary cancer syndromes -1. Dirnova, D.
Toncheva 501
22.2. Common characteristics of leukemia -A. Radinov 521
23. Dysmorphoiogy and teratogenesis - R.Tincheva 550
23.2. Syndromes with tall stature 556
23.3. Syndromes with characteristic facial dysmorphism ...3;?.. 557
23.6. Anomalies of the spine, Other anomalies 559
23.7. Developmental anomalies due to teratogenic exposure...., 560
24. Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - D. Avdjieva, D.
Toncheva 568
24.1. Autism with unknown genetic causes ....569
24.2. Autism with known genetic defect - Rett's syndrome ...570
24.3. Autism and genetic predisposition 570
24.4. Genetic syndromes comorbid with ASD 571
V. PREVENTION MEDICINE - S, HADJIDEKOVA, D. TONCHEVA................ 575
25. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis » 575
26. Prenatal diagnosis (PD) of monogenic and chromosomal disorders - S.
Hadjidekova, D. Toncheva 580
26.1. Indications for prenatal diagnosis .......581
26.2. Noninvasive methods for PD 0...... ......582
26.3. Maternal serum screening (MSS) 583
26.4. invasive methods for prenatal diagnosis ....587
27. Screening for genetic disease 598
27.1. General principles - D. Toncheva, O. Antonova, S. Lalchev ..599
27.2. Neonatal screening for inborn errors of metabolism - D. Tontcheva, O. Antonova, S.
Laichev . 601
27.3. Biochemical screening during pregnancy ...........605
27.4 Heterozygote testing and carrier screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive disorders - D. Toncheva, O. Antonova, D. Nikolova 605
27.5. Genetic screening for late onset common cancers D. Toncheva, O. Antonova, D.
Nikolova .....608
28. Genetic counselling (GC) - S. Lalchev 612
28.1 Purpose, tasks and organization of the Genetic counselsing 613
28.2 indications for the Genetic counselling 613
28.3 Stages of the Genetic counseling 614
VI. PERSONALIZED MEDICINE............................................................................... 621
29. Essence of Personalized Genomic Medicine - D. Tortcheva
30. Pharmacogenetics - D. Toncheva, S. Atanassova
30.2. Thiopurine-S-Methyltransferase (TPMT)
31. Pharmacogenomics - D. Toncheva, S. Atanassova
31.2. Genetic polymorphisms of transport proteins from Phase III (MDR1)...
32. Targeted therapy era - D. Toncheva, A. Radinov
32.1. Introduction.....
32.2. Biology of targeted therapy
323. Targeted therapy in breast cancer
32.4. Targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer
32.5. Targeted therapy in colorectal cancer
32.6. Targeted therapy in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
32.7. Therapy of Ph+ chronic myelogenous leukemia fPh+ CIVIL)
32.8. Results from targeted therapy