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BIO227- Human Genetic Disorders

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Lecture 9: Genetic Screening
1. Discuss factors to consider when developing and implementing a new screening test 2. Describe and discuss prenatal screening in the clinical management of Down Syndrome and neural tube defects 3. Describe and discuss the role of screening in the clinical management of cystic fibrosis and phenylketonuria 4. Describe and discuss genetic screening strategies for adults using the example of familial hypercholesterolemia
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Lecture 10: Genetic Counselling
1. Describe genetic counselling and its role in the clinical management of genetic disorders 2. Describe the guiding principles in medical ethics and relate these to scenarios typically found in genetic counselling 3. Perform risk calculations in basic genetic counselling scenarios 4. Discuss factors that affect risk calculations in genetic counselling 5. Discuss genetic counselling in the contexts of genomic medicine and prenatal care.
21  cards
Lecture 8: Cystic Fibrosis: pathogenesis & patient management
Describe the overview of the cftr...,
Explain the structure and functio...,
Explain the mutations of cftr pro...
12  cards
Lecture 9: Huntington’s Disease (HD)
Define chorea,
How is hd classified,
Describe the prevalence of hd
26  cards
Lecture 11: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (an X-linked disease)
Summarise what is muscular dystrophy,
Define dmd,
State the incidence rates of dmd ...
29  cards

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