Course: Medical Genetics

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Course title Medical Genetics
Course code LGE/VA012
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Srovnal Josef, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Strašil Radek, MUDr.
  • Čapková Pavlína, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Curtisová Václava, MUDr.
  • Friedecký David, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Procházka Martin, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kolaříková Kristýna, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Janíková Mária, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štellmachová Júlia, MUDr.
  • Vrtěl Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Volejníková Jana, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Punová Lucia, MUDr.
  • Ritter Ponikelská Natálie, MUDr.
  • Šišperová Renáta, MUDr.
  • Srovnalová Alžběta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vrtěl Radek, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Osičková Lucie, MUDr.
Course content
Organizing instruction. The role of genetics in medicine, legal aspects. Single-gene disorders, examples of some common genetic diseases. The common and clinically most important single gene disorders. Molecular diagnosis - ABC. Prenatal diagnosis of genetics diseases. Teratogenic agents in gravidity. Inborn errors of metabolism. Oncogenetics. Epigenetics. Dynamics of epigenoma. Methods of DNA analysis - clinical aplications. Multifactorial type of inheritance, malformations, deformations and disruptions. Disorders of the gonads and reproductive ducts. Genetic in internal medicine. Chromosomal abnormalities - numerical and structural, FISH techniques. Neurogenetics. Genetics in Hematology. Pharmacogenetics, imunogenetics. Preimplantation diagnosis. Practical training - genetics counseling I. Practical training - genetics counseling II. Laboratory practice - determination of clinical significance of variants and orientation in basic databases, demonstration of evaluation in DNA laboratories. Practical training - demonstration of cytogenetic investigations. Presentation and evaluation of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
Following the course student should be able to explain genetically ditermined illnesses and interpret results of chromosomal and DNA analysis, He/she should be able to estimate genetic risk sof recurrence of an anomaly or a disease in relatives, be able to understand basic findings in prenatal diagnosis and evaluate possible risks of teratogenic factors in a development of a fetus.
The ability to use gained knowledge in the proces of clinical genetic diagnosis or research.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of human biology, genetic and embryology.
IN0/VAA11 and MIK/VAA12 and FAR/VAB11 and IN2/VAB22 and PAT/VAB11 and PFY/VAB11 and KIM/VAB12 and CJA/VAB41 and CH0/VAB11

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

To pass seminars and practical training, completed seminar project.
Recommended literature
  • Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey, Michael J. Bamshad. (2020). Medical Genetics, sixth edition. Elsevier.
  • Nussbaum, R.L., McInnes, R.R., Willard, H.F. (2016). Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
  • Tobias, E. S., Connor, M., Ferguson-Smith, M. (2011). Essential Medical Genetics. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Vrtěl, R., Procházka, M., Vodička, R., Štellmachová, J. et al. (2023). Chapters of Medical Genetics for General Medicine Students. Olomouc: VUP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: -