I’ve made the correction. Revised mnemonic is below

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE MNEMONIC

This autosomal recessive mnemonic is strange, but easy to remember: “PAT HAS WACK GAS which made me HURL in the BACK SEAT of an AUTOmobile!” If you are unfamiliar with PAT, s/he is unique Saturday Night Live character. Possibly male… possibly female… definitely full of WACK GAS that would make you HURL in the BACK SEAT of an AUTOmobile!

* PAT: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Itispat.jpg

* P = PHENYLKETONURIA (aka PKU)

* A = ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY

* T = TAY-SACHS DISEASE

* H & HURL = HURLER’S SYNDROME

* A = ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA

* S = SICKLE CELL DISEASE and the THALASSEMIAS

* W = WILSONS DISEASE

* A = ALPERS SYNDROME (AKA Progressive Sclerosing Poliodystrophy): This is a progressive neurologic disease. Patients do not meet their milestones and are noted to have ataxia, cognitive deficits and seizures. Also have liver disease. Die by 10 years of age.

• MNEMONIC: The symptoms of ataxia and cognitive deficits are remarkably similar to how you would feel if you got ALTITUDE sickness in the Swiss ALPS!

* C = CYSTIC FIBROSIS

* K = KARTAGENER SYNDROME:  = Immotile Celia & Sperm. Lung issues and infertile. “while playing KAR-TAG, atul’s CELICA became immotile”

* G = GALACTOSEMIA

* A = see “A” disorders above

* S = see “S” disorder above

* BACK SEAT = May help you remember that this mnemonic deals with recessive disorders.

* AUTOmobile = AUTOsomal recessive.