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Course Schedule
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MODULE |
TOPIC/LECTURER |
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Week 1
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Course
Introduction, Introduction to Human Genetics/Norris
Fundamentals of
Genetics – Cell Division, Chromosomal Inheritance/Arnos |
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Week 2 |
Eliciting Family
History and Pedigree Analysis/Norris |
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Week 3 |
Mendelian
Inheritance/Arnos |
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Week 4 |
Genetic and
Epidemiologic Aspects of Deafness/Nance |
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Week 5 |
DNA Structure and
Function, Mapping and Cloning of Genes for Deafness/Pandya |
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Week 6 |
Non-Syndromic
Genes for Hearing Loss and Non-Traditional Modes of
Inheritance/Arnos |
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Week 7 |
Syndromic Hearing
Loss/Pandya |
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Week 8 |
Genetic Evaluation
and Counseling for Hearing Loss/
Norris |
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Week 9 |
Panel Discussions:
Perspectives of Hearing and Deaf Parents |
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Week 10 |
Molecular Testing
for Hearing Loss in the Newborn Period and Infusing
Genetics Information into EHDI Programs/Arnos |
Course participants will
be responsible for weekly readings from the textbook or
journal articles (to be posted on the course web page).
Short homework assignments including pedigree drawing,
exploration of genetics web sites, participation in
online discussions and analysis of case reports will
also be required.
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