Number of Credits: 3
Course Director: Omar Abdul-Rahman, MD
Pre-requisite: enrollment genetic counseling Master of Science program with successful completion of the Medical and Human Genetics I course (Course Number: MGC001) or permission from the program director
Course Schedule
Semester: Spring I
Course Description
Mendelian and non-mendelian inheritance, population and quantitative genetics, the basis of human variation and diseases susceptibility, family history and pedigree analysis, human reproduction, clinical features and natural history of a broad range of genetic disorders, complex 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.