Question 212 · LEK · Other

Which of the following diseases have genetic background and are caused by a single gene mutation?

1) anti-GBM disease;
2) adult-type polycystic kidney disease;
3) Alport syndrome;
4) von Hippel-Lindau disease;
5) horseshoe kidney;
6) struvite nephrolithiasis.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2,3.
  2. B. 2,3,4.
  3. C. 1,2,4.
  4. D. 1,2,5.
  5. E. 2,4,6.
Hint

Separate inherited monogenic diseases from autoimmune disorders, developmental anomalies and infection-related conditions.

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