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Multifactorial inheritance
Autosomal recessive inheritance

Multifactorial inheritance is the most common genetic aetiology of congenital malformations. This pattern involves the interaction of environmental influences with two or more genes of small effect. Common examples include cleft lip, cleft palate, and neural tube defects.

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Steatosis (fatty change) refers to abnormal accumulation of triglycerides within parenchymal cells, commonly seen in the liver, heart, muscle, and kidney.
Causes of steatosis include toxins, protein malnutrition, diabetes mellitus, obesity, anoxia, alcohol abuse, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Cholesterol accumulation in cells occurs in several pathologic processes including atherosclerosis, xanthomas, cholesterolosis, and Niemann-Pick disease type C.

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Failure of platelet adhesion to damaged endothelium
Vasculitis causing inflammation of blood vessels

The patient has petechiae (pinpoint haemorrhages 1-2 mm in size) due to severe thrombocytopenia. The pathophysiology involves failure of platelet adhesion to damaged endothelium. Normally, platelets rapidly seal minor defects in capillaries that occur from everyday minor trauma, particularly in skin and mucosal surfaces. With insufficient platelets, these minor capillary ruptures cannot be sealed, resulting in petechial haemorrhages.

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