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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2 courses among the following ("BIOTECHNOLOGY IN NEUROSCIENCE" 1ST YEAR; "CLINICAL PROTEOMICS" 1ST and2ND YEAR; the other courses 2nd year only)Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Clinical molecular biology (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S003670
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/12 - CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Period
Semester 1 dal Oct 3, 2022 al Jan 27, 2023.
Learning objectives
The course aims to make students understand the role of genetic testing in the clinical course of the patient. The course also aims to provide students who have no medical training the basic knowledge on the clinical aspects concerning the genetic basis of diseases. The course aims to provide an updated view of molecular biology techniques that are used in a clinical setting.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Knowledge of the basic concepts of molecular biology: Chemical structure of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA). The structure of the genome, chromatin and nucleosome. DNA replication. DNA mutation and repair. The transcription and processing of RNA. Translation. The regulatory ANNs. DNA extraction. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Program
- Introduction and organization of the molecular biology laboratory
- Mendelian inheritance: Hemocromatosis
- The coagulation cascade; thrombophilia and deep vein thrombosis
- Mendelian inheritance: Cystic fibrosis
- Male infertility and Y microdeletions
- Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease
- Genetic diseases and mental retardation
- Molecular biology in oncohematological diseases
- Genetics of hemoglobinopathies
- Methods in clinical molecular biology
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons delivered in person. The material (PDF of the lessons) will be made available in the course Moodle before the course starts.
Learning assessment procedures
Oral exam in presence on all the topics of the program. In the event of new health emergencies, the exam will be delivered orally using the Zoom platform. The test potentially covers all topics in the program delivered to the student at the start of the course. The final evaluation is expressed in 30ths and the exam is passed with a score equal to or greater than 18/30.
Evaluation criteria
Knowledge of the topics covered in class and the degree of in-depth study of the topics are assessed.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade is awarded on the basis of the knowledge demonstrated during the oral interview.
Exam language
Italiano o inglese, a scelta dello studente.
