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415.710.92
Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine: from Diagnosis to Treatment I

Location
NIH - Bethesda, MD
Term
1st Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Other Year
Next Offered
2026 - 2027
Prerequisite

415.613.92 and 415.615.92

Description
Examines advances in the diagnosis of genetic disorders and treatments that result from genomic medicine. Focuses on examples from multiple malformation syndromes, autoinflammatory diseases, deletion/duplication syndromes, and Ras-opathies.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Contrast features among groups of disorders that lead to diagnosis
  2. Identify a variety of successful treatments using chemical genomics
  3. Assess the potential role of genomic sequencing in improvements in both diagnosis and treatment
  4. Utilize medical history-taking skills toward diagnosis of genetic conditions
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 50% Midterm
  • 50% Final Exam