- Docente: Kerry Jane Rhoden
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MEDS-01/A
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
Learning outcomes
Discuss the impact of human genome projects on genetic medicine. Identify the major categories of genetic disorders, and describe differences in their etiology and inheritance pattern. Reconstruct family pedigrees, and apply the principles of mendelian inheritance and population genetics to estimate the risk of recurrence of a monogenic disease. Describe the impact of variations to Mendelian inheritance on the clinical presentation of inherited disorders. Identify the clinical manifestations and etiology of selected genetic conditions, through critical analysis of clinical cases. Define the role of genetic counselling in the management of inherited diseases.
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