Course: Practice in Human Genetics

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Course title Practice in Human Genetics
Course code KBB/GCCSB
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vrzal Radim, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Safety in laboratory 2. DNA isolation from buccal mucous membrane 3. Measurement of isolated DNA concentration 4. Allele-specific PCR 5. Results analysis 6. Examples of inheritance from pedigrees

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
SNP variants analysis and heredity coming from pedigree
Student is able to (after attending the course): - Apply the laboratory skills in human genetics research. - Write properly research reports aimed at solving the given problems and discuss the results
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of genetics

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

100% attendance, protocol elaboration (acceptable quality) , test (60% correctly answered questions)
Recommended literature
  • Brdička, R. Lidský genom na rozhraní tisíciletí. Grada Publishing, Praha, 2001.
  • Bryšová V. a kol. Základy klinické genetiky. MU, Brno, 1995.
  • Kapras, J. et al. (1996). Kapitoly z lékařské biologie a genetiky. Praha, UK Karolinum.
  • Mueller, F.M., Young, I.D. (2001). Emeryś Elements of Medical Genetics. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Schaaf, Christian P. (2012). Human Genetics: From molecule to medicine. Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, Baltimore.
  • Sršeň, Sršňová. Základy klinickej genetiky. Osveta, Martin.
  • Thompson, J. and Thompson, M. (2001). Genetics in Medicine. W.B. Saunders Company.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Molecular and Cell Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer