MEDICAL GENETICS
COD. 14441
DEGREE: Medicine and Surgery
TYPE OF COURSE: SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The student is introduced to the critical use of prenatal diagnosis techniques in diagnosiis of genetic diseases.
The student should be able to calculate a risk figure using clinical data and statistical inference and to evaluat the risk of a dysmorphism during pregnancy.
Course contents summary
Prenatal diagnosis, direct and indirect methods (combined test, amniocentesis, chorionic villus biopsy pros and cons.
Indirect indicators of genetic risk in the fetus: hyperechogenic bowel and risk evaluation using Bayesian inference.
The dysmorphic fetus:the role of genes and environment
Recommended readings
Lecture slides and notes
Teaching methods
Oral lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
NAME OF LECTURER
NERI Tauro Maria
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014/2015
YEAR OF STUDY: 6
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
CONTACT HOURS: 7
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 17
