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Medical Genetics

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:13.11.2020 09:58:33
Study Course Information
Course Code:BUMK_048LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:3.00ECTS:4.50
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Medical GeneticsTarget Audience:Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Edvīns Miklaševičs
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Biology and Microbiology
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, bmkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061584
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)5Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures10
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes6
Total Contact Hours16
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)5Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures10
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes6
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Molecular biology, human anatomy and physiology, physics, biochemistry.
Objective:
To acquire basic knowledge in medical genetics and skills in analyzing risks of heritable diseases.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Cancer genetics ILectures1.00auditorium
2Cancer genetics IILectures1.00auditorium
3Cancer geneticsClasses1.00auditorium
4Disorders of sexual development ILectures1.00auditorium
5Disorders of sexual development IILectures1.00auditorium
6Disorders of sexual dvelopmentClasses1.00auditorium
7Genetics of neuromuscular disordersLectures1.00auditorium
8Colloquium IClasses1.00auditorium
9Pharmacogenetics. Personalised medicineLectures1.00auditorium
10Genetics of neurological disordersLectures1.00auditorium
11Genetics of mental and behavioral disordersLectures1.00auditorium
12Genetics of neurological disorders. Genetics of mental and behavioral disordersClasses1.00auditorium
13Genetics of cardiovascular disordersLectures1.00auditorium
14Genetics of metabolic disordersLectures1.00auditorium
15Genetics of cardiovascular disorders. Genetics of metabolic disordersClasses1.00auditorium
16ColloquiumClasses1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students will work in small groups or individualy.
Assessment Criteria:
• regular attendace of practical classes, weekly tests; • colloquiua to test theoretical knowledge and skills; • final test, which includes two theoretical questions and problems (risk calculation).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students will be able to recognise and characterise main types of human heritable pathologies, their inheritance; explain laws of inheritance of human traits; characterise heritable and sporadic mutations and clarify their role in human pathologies; explain interaction between genetic and environmental factors and its importance in developing multifactorial traits.
Skills:Students will be able to analyse and calculate risk of heritable diseases, recognise most common heritable pathologies.
Competencies:Combined theoretical knowledge and aquired skill will provide students knowledge about disease etiology.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Jorde, L., Carey, J., Bamshad, M. and White R. Medical Genetics. 3rd edition, Mosby; 2003, 363 p.
Additional Reading
1Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics. The 6th edition, Elsevier, 2013.
2Vogel and Motulsky's Human Genetics. Problems and Approaches. The 4th edition, Springer, 2010.
Other Information Sources
1New England Journal of Medicine. Available from: www.nejm.org
2OMIM. Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
3http://estudijas. rsu.lv.  Medicīna 2. studiju gads Medicīniskā ģenētika