Postgraduate Specialisation in Paediatrics

Medical Genetics

Course code

4S000648

Name of lecturer

Alberto Turco

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Other available courses

• Postgraduate Specialisation in Medical Oncology
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Nephrology
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Paediatric Surgery

Academic sector

MED/03 - MEDICAL GENETICS

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

not yet allocated

Learning outcomes

understand the genetic and epigenetic molecular mechanisms of regulation of gene expression. Understanding the mechanisms of atypical forms of inheritance (mitochondrial DNA, triplet expansion, genomic imprinting defects

Syllabus

genomic imprinting diseases, muscular dystrophies, hereditary nephropathies. Genetic testing and prenatal diagnosis

Reference books

See the teaching bibliography

Assessment methods and criteria