Graduate School of Medical Sciences
A partnership with the Sloan Kettering Institute

MSGC 5001 - Human and Medical Genetics I

Number of Credits: 2.5

Course DirectorSarah Sha, CGC

Semester: Fall I


Course Description: Mendelian and non-mendelian inheritance, population and quantitative genetics, the basis of human variation and disease susceptibility, family history and pedigree analysis, human reproduction, clinical features and natural history of a broad range of genetic disorders, complex genetic common disorders and syndromes of unknown etiology, dysmorphology, diagnostic process 


Course Goal 
Students will understand topics related to the basic science of medical and human genetics and how it applies to human diseases.