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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

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The Syllabus

Inheritance and Genetic Disease
  • Welcome!
  • Exploring Chromosomes
  • Genetic Traits and Inheritance
  • Genetic Case Study (Part 1)
  • What Have You Learned?
DNA, Genes and Variants
  • Genotype To Phenotype
  • Why Are We All Different?
  • How And Why Do Gene Variants Have Different Effects?
  • Genetic Case Study (Part 2)
  • What Have You Learned?
Getting a Genetic Diagnosis
  • Test samples and cytogenetics analysis
  • Molecular (DNA) testing of single (or a few) genes
  • Molecular (DNA) testing for whole genome (or many genes together)
  • Genetic Case Study (Part 3)
  • What Have You Learned?
What Does Genetics Offer Patients?
  • Genetic Counselling
  • Approaches to genetic testing during (or before) pregnancy
  • Ethics And Genetics
  • Therapy And Management
  • Genetic Case Study: Part 4
  • What Have You Learned?

Genomics: From Molecule to Medicine
  • The Power of Genomics
  • Genome: Structure And Function
  • Exploring The Genome Using a Genome Browser
  • Summary And Looking Forward
Genomic Variants
  • What Are Variants?
  • Naming Genetic Variants
  • Using Online Tools To Explore Variants
  • Summary And Looking Forward
Genome Analysis and Diagnostics
  • An Overview Of Genome Sequencing
  • NGS Data Analysis
  • Classifying Variants
  • Summary And Looking Forward
Genomics In Medical Management
  • Personalised Medicine
  • Genomics And Research
  • Using Genomics To Guide Cancer Therapeutics
  • Final Review

Where Have We Come From? The 'Normal' Cell And Beyond
  • Starting Off!
  • The Normal Cell - How and Why Things Go Wrong
  • Cancer Subtypes
  • Evaluating Sources On The Internet: Can You Believe What You Read About Cancer?
  • Week 1 Summary
Where Are We Now?
  • Introduction To Week 2
  • Tumour Suppressor Genes And Oncogenes
  • The Hallmarks Of Cancer
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
  • Inherited Predisposition To Cancer and Genetic Counselling
  • Week 2 Summary
Cancer Treatment And Management: From Traditional To Precision Medicine
  • Introduction To Week 3
  • Current Cancer Treatments
  • The Beginnings of Precision Medicine: Breast Cancer, Leukaemia and Lung Cancer
  • Week 3 summary
Where are We Going? The Genomic Revolution
  • Introduction To Week 4
  • The Bigger Picture: Precision Cancer Medicine And The Tools To Explore It
  • New Horizons In Cancer Therapy
  • Can We Afford It?
  • Week 4 Summary

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