"G. d'Annunzio"
Prerequisites as per regulation
Inform the student about the techniques of genetics, currently used in the clinic and in molecular diagnostics.
The laws of inheritance, structure and functions of DNA and chromosomes, mutations and genetic diseases, major chromosomal syndromes.
1) Gene structure and gene regulation mechanisms 2) Inheritance of genetic characters and mode of transmission 3) Gene and chromosomal mutations, study of the human karyotype 4) Gene mapping techniques 5) Prenatal diagnosis techniques 6) Genetic basis of tumors
G. Palka, Genetica Umana; Libreria Universitaria Editrice Maurizio Clementi, Elementi di Genetica Medica; EdiSES Edizione.
Frontal lessons
Oral exam
Slides will be provided to the students.
