MEDICAL GENETICS
cod. 03553

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Genetica medica (MED/03)
Field
Clinica delle specialita medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
2 hours
of face-to-face activities
0.25 credits
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Integrated course unit module: RENAL

Learning objectives

<br /><br />The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth background in histocompatibilty (MHC-HLA) applied to clinical transplantation.

Prerequisites

Student must have basic knowledge in biology, immunology and genetics.

Course unit content

Structure and biological role of MHC-HLA molecules. Genetics of HLA antigens in populations and families. Tissue typing methods (serology and molecular). HLA in clinical settings: tissue and organ transplantation. HLA compatibility and graft survival. Role of HLA sensisitization in kidney transplantation.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Browning M, McMichael A: HLA and MHC: Genes, Molecules and Function. BIOS Ed

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