MEDICAL GENETICS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Requirements: 

Genetica Medica: no requirement

Oral examination. The final score will be assigned by the examination commission on the basis of the global evaluation of both the disciplines.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Medical Genetics:
The course is focused on the genetic molecular mechanism of the cell and the obective is to provide the knoledge of the hereditary pathologies both mendeleian as non-mendeleian in men.

MEDICAL GENETICS
General and human formal genetics.
The mutations: gene and chromosome mutations in man.
Mendelian inheritance in human pathology.
X-linked inheritance in human pathology.
In detail:
Mendel’s laws
Exceptions to Mendel’s laws
Human chromosome, structure and morphology
Gene mutations
Pedigrees in medical genetics
Chromosome mutations
Human diseases due to chromosome anomalies

See "contenuti"

Le basi biologiche dell’ereditarietà, terza edizione; Tiepolo L., Laudani U.; La Goliardica Pavese
Genetica Medica Essenziale; Bruno Dallapiccola, Giuseppe Novelli; Il Minotauro
Slides provided by the teacher.
Genetica Medica: Oral examination, the student is evaluated by knowledge and understanding (30%), applying knowledge and understanding(30%), judgement (10%), communication skills (20%) learning ability (10%); three questions are posed.

Lezioni Frontali

Didactic material avaiable on e-learning web page during the course

Professors

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