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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Mötet mellan gener och miljö: mänskliga komplexa sjukdomarnas genetik |
|---|---|
| English title | How genes meet environment: genetics of human complex diseases |
| Course number | 2104 |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Postgraduate Education |
| Established | 2007-08-30 |
| Purpose of the course | |
| Intended learning outcomes | The aim of the course is to facilitate understanding the pathogenesis of human complex diseases and of modern approaches for genetic studies of human complex diseases. Intended learning outcomes will be: 1. To be able to discuss and differentiate between Mendelian and complex genetic diseases 2. To define phenotypic characteristics of major common human complex diseases 3. To know how to use major genetic databases for research purposes 4. To be able to design a genetic study of human complex diseases 5. To understand and to evaluate gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in a study of human complex diseases 6. To apply modern statistical methodology in study of complex diseases. |
| Contents of the course | Biological/clinical description of human complex diseases Introduction in molecular genetics of human complex diseases Introduction in genetic epidemiology of human complex diseases Methodological approaches and bioinformatics |
| Teaching and learning activities | Lectures, seminars, lab demonstrations, small group projects, IT-use |
| Compulsory elements | |
| Examination | Project presentation, group discussion |
| Literature and other teaching material | Course responsible |
Leonid Padyukov Institutionen för medicin, Solna 0851776560 0703598665 Leonid.Padyukov@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Maria Seddighzadeh Institutionen för onkologi-patologi 0851771766 Maria.Seddighzadeh@ki.se |
