This course provides a graduate-level overview of topics pertinent to the genetics of human disease. The course includes the following topics: Gene and chromosome organization, Genomic methods, Murine Genetics, RNA, Epigentics, Intro to Human Genetics and Mendelian Traits, Human Population Genetics, Transcriptional Regulation, and Clinical Cytogenomics. Other lectures present recent advances in Autism, Cancer Genetics, Genetics of Neurodegenerative disorders, Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases, Inborn Errors of Immunity, and Mitochondrial Genetics as well as Ethics in Genetics. This course is required for students in the Human and Statistical Genetics graduate program and the Program in Genetic Counseling .
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