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Swedish title Ärftliga cancersyndrom; gener som orsakar en förhöjd risk för cancer
English title Inherited cancer syndromes; Genes predisposing to malignant disease
Course number 2110
Credits 1.5
Responsible KI department Institutionen för molekylär medicin och kirurgi
Specific entry requirements
Grading Passed /Not passed
Established by The Board of Doctoral Education
Established 2015-09-17
Purpose of the course
Intended learning outcomes After the course, the students should have knowledge on both more common and rare hereditary cancer syndromes and the genetic mechanisms behind them. The students will have gained skills in drawing and interpreting pedigrees, judging the impact of different cancer diagnoses on the clinical and research diagnostic process and be able to evaluate the evidence for genetic testing for these syndromes as well as for the impact of prevention programs and therapeutic options for hereditary cancer syndromes. The students should be able to critically judge basic research in the above topics for hereditary cancer syndromes as well as their clinical implementation. Students should be able to identify areas for future research as well as suggest appropriate methods to address these issues.
Contents of the course The course will present the latest research into both rare and more common hereditary cancer syndromes including hereditary colorectal cancer, familial melanoma, hereditary breast cancer syndromes, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Gorlin syndrome and novel energy metabolism gene syndromes.
Teaching and learning activities The course will contain lectures, a seminar on pedigree interpretation and genetic counselling and a workshop on the use of next generation sequencing in research on hereditary cancer syndromes. There will be time for individual work in the afternoons.
Compulsory elements The course seminar as well as the examination are compulsory.
Examination The course assessment will consist of a written exam and an oral individual presentation followed by a discussion.
Literature and other teaching material Reference literature will be recent scientific articles.
Course responsible Emma Tham
Institutionen för molekylär medicin och kirurgi


Emma.Tham@ki.se

Contact person Kristina Lagerstedt
Institutionen för molekylär medicin och kirurgi
08-51770444

Kristina.Lagerstedt@ki.se