Paper II — 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Qx

Paper II

2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Syndromes associated with Wilms tumour are

1. WAGR
2. Gardner
3. Denys Drash
4. Beckwith Wiedemann a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 3, 4, 1 d) 1, 2, 4 Question numbers (xi) – (xv) consists of two Statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate options given below.

• a) 1, 2, 3
• b) 2, 3, 4
• c) 3, 4, 1
• d) 1, 2, 4 Question numbers (xi) – (xv) consists of two Statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate options given below.

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Answer

For reference, genuine syndromes associated with Wilms tumour include: WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumour, Aniridia, Genitourinary anomalies, Range of developmental delay — due to WT1 deletion on 11p13), Denys-Drash syndrome (WT1 mutation, causing gonadal dysgenesis and progressive nephropathy), and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (WT2 locus on 11p15, causing organomegaly, macroglossia, and hemihypertrophy).

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