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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Practical issues in genetic counseling (Corso Elettivo) (2020/2021)
Teaching code
0783M
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/03 - MEDICAL GENETICS
Period
2° semestre dal Feb 22, 2021 al May 28, 2021.
Learning outcomes
To provide the student with the first rudimentary skills and knowledge of clinical genetics and genetic counseling, embedded in the reality of real paradigmatic clinical cases, with all the differential diagnostic problems, information to the family, informed consent, in a complex and multidisciplinary clinical context and setting. Cases of presymptomatic genetic investigations, congenital chromosomal malformation, prenatal genetic diagnosis with option to terminate the affected pregnancy, embryo sexing for severe X-linked disease, and mitochondrial genetic disease will be analyzed.
Program
Introduction to the main rules of postnatal and prenatal genetic counseling: for example, non-directivity. Invasive prenatal diagnosis (amniocentesis, CVS, cordocentesis, fetoscopy). Polyploidy and abortion. Vanishing twin. Linkage diagnosis of ARPKD (autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease). Testicular hypotrophy and Klinefelter syndrome. Presymptomatic genetic test in ADPKD (autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease). Family genetic testing with alleged Huntington's Chorea. Fetal HD exclusion test. Miscarriages and chromosomal translocation.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Neri G e Genuardi M | Genetica Umana e Medica (Edizione 3) | EDRA LSWR - Masson | 2014 | 978-88-217-3743-4 |
Examination Methods
Eligibility based on the attendance: Moodle-based online distance learning
Dates and times:
Monday March 8, 15, 22, 29, and 31, 2021
(5.30PM-7.30PM)
Recommended years: II through VI