- Docente: Lorenzo Montanaro
- Credits: 5
- SSD: MED/05
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Lorenzo Montanaro (Modulo 1) Michelangelo Fiorentino (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Medical Biotechnology (cod. 8859)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student: - has learned the theoretical and methodological bases in cytology, cytopathology, immunohematology and genetic pathology and the application of cellular and molecular methodologies to the diagnostic procedure in human pathology. - is able to interpret the meaning of the results of the laboratory diagnostic investigations described above in the diagnostic characterization of the major human pathologies.
Course contents
1 - interpretation of laboratory tests
2 - Neonatal screening test: principles and main applications
3 - Blood cell count and laboratory evaluation of anemia
4 - Tests for the evaluation of the haemostatic function
5 - Urine and renal function analysis
6 - Laboratory tests for liver function
7 - Evaluation of serum proteins
8 - Humoral tumor markers (traditional and innovative)
9- Precision medicine
10 - Liquid biopsy
11 - Laboratory tests in transfusion medicine
12 - Definition of Genetic tests, Biochemical techniques (for cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, thalassemia)
Molecular techniques:
11 - Indirect genetic tests: length polymorphisms, SNP,
12 - Direct genetic tests:
Techniques for the search for known mutations,
Techniques for the search for unknown mutations
Teaching methods
teaching lessons
Assessment methods
joint final oral examination. During the verification, at least two topics will be examined.
Teaching tools
Students receive the files of the presentations shown during the teaching lessons
Office hours
See the website of Lorenzo Montanaro
See the website of Michelangelo Fiorentino