Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Master’s Course)
Lecture Code TB950101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 基礎人類遺伝学演習
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キソジンルイイデンガクエンシュウ
Subject Name in
English
Basic Human Genetics Practice
Instructor HINOI TAKAO,HIYAMA EISO,MARUYAMA HIROFUMI,OKADA SATOSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヒノイ タカオ,ヒヤマ エイソウ,マルヤマ ヒロフミ,オカダ サトシ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Inte
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Lecture-centered, exercise-centered, heavy use of board, discussion, student presentations, field practice, work, use of chemicals 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Life Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Students will be able to calculate theoretical recurrence rates based on family tree creation. Students will be able to explain genetic medicine analysis methods to clients in an easy-to-understand manner. 
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Class Objectives
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Students will be able to calculate theoretical recurrence rates based on family tree creation. Students will be able to explain genetic medicine analysis methods to clients in an easy-to-understand manner. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Online search methods for genetic medical information, collection of genetic information and genealogical materials, and genealogy
lesson2 Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of hereditary diseases, genetic mutation description methods
lesson3 Fundamentals of cytogenetics: cell division, chromosomes, chromosome aberrations, clinical chromosome aberrations
lesson4 Genetic and biochemical analysis methods, karyotyping methods(ISCN2016)
lesson5 DNA polymorphism and linkage analysis, SNPs and association analysis: haplotypes, linkage disequilibrium
lesson6 Theoretical recurrence rate estimates: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive and dominant inheritance
lesson7 Estimation of empirical recurrence rates: chromosomal aberrations and multifactorial inheritance
lesson8 Reproductive medicine
lesson9 Introduction to Preimplantation Diagnosis
lesson10 Introduction to Prenatal Diagnosis
lesson11 Introduction ofto IRUD (Initiative of Rare and Undiagnosed Disease Initiative)
lesson12 Advanced medicine such as gene therapy and transplantation therapy
lesson13 Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
lesson14 Introduction to Cancer Genome Medicine Assessment of somatic mutations, Assessment and Response to Germline Mutations
lesson15 Introduction to Bioinformatics Narrowing down harmful mutations 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Yoshimitsu Fukushima (Translator), Thompson & Thompson Genetic Medicine, 2nd Edition, (2017) Medical Science International
Yoshimitsu Fukushima (Supervisor), Akihiro Sakurai (Editor), Genetic Counseling Manual Revised 3rd Edition, (2016) Nankendo
Masami Muramatsu (Supervisor, Translation), Ryo Kominami (Supervisor, Translation), Takehiko Sasazuki (Translation), Shoji Tsuji (Translation), Human Molecular Genetics 4th Edition, (2011) Medical Science International
R.J.McKINLAY GARDNER,,CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES AND GENETIC COUNSERING,5th ed. 
PC or AV used in
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Specific instructions will be given in each class. 
Requirements None 
Grading Method Judgment will be made on the basis of class attitude and assignment reports. 
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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