HUM GEN 400A
Principles and Practices in Medical Genetics 1
Description: Lecture, three hours. Limited to Genetic Counseling students, and open to medical genetics, molecular and cytogenetics fellows with permission. First course in three-course series. Focus on medical approaches to clinical genetics. Topics include molecular basis of genetic disease, modes of inheritance, principles of cytogenetics and molecular technologies, disorders of chromosomes, and fundamentals of prenatal diagnosis and screening. Addresses application of medical and genetic information to genetic counseling. Includes lectures, problem-based learning scenarios, examinations, and written reflections. Grand Rounds/Seminar series attendance is required component. Letter grading.
Units: 3.0
Units: 3.0