Human Genetics - W 1400-215GENC-W
1. History and role of classical investigations - family trees. 2. Genetic diseases - classification and examples. 3. Human evolution. 4. Molecular basis of human genetic diseases. 5. Neurodegenerative diseases -Alzheimer's disease, diseases caused by dynamic mutations, diseases caused by prions. 6. Multifactorial diseases - genes and the environment -obesity, diabetes, behavioural genetics. 7. Cancer and aging.. 8. Genomic imprinting. 9. Knockout and transgenic mice - models for human diseases. 10. Mitochondrial diseases. 11. The human genome and other genomes. 12. Pharmacogenomics. 13. Diagnostics. Bioethics. 14. Gene therapy.
Type of course
obligatory courses
elective courses
general courses
Mode
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Written examination based on multiple choice test with one correct answer and open questions.
Bibliography
L.B. Jorde, J.C. Carey, M.J. Bamshad, R.L. White. Genetyka medyczna.
B.R. Korf. Genetyka człowieka. Wydawnictwo naukowe PWN 2003
J. Bal (red.) Biologia molekularna w medycynie. Elementy genetyki klinicznej. Wyd. 2 zmienione. Wydawnictwo naukowe PWN 2006
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