Teaching plan for the course unit (Short version)
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General information

 

Course unit name: Genetic and Environmental Factors in Human Diseases

Course unit code: 568601

Academic year: 2021-2022

Coordinator: Araceli Rosa de la Cruz

Department: Faculty of Biology

Credits: 2,5

Single program: S

Estimated learning time

Total number of hours 62.5

 

Face-to-face and/or online activities

16

	-  Lecture	Face-to-face		8
	-  Laboratory session	Face-to-face		8

Supervised project

16.5

Independent learning

30

Learning objectives

Referring to knowledge — Identify the genetic mutations/variants that most commonly cause human disease. — Discuss the environmental agents that are most commonly responsible for human disease. — Describe the genetic factors that most commonly expose humans to disease.

 

 

Teaching blocks

 

1. Environmental agents responsible for human diseases

*  Ionising radiation. Introduction to ionising radiation. DNA damage and repair mechanisms. Biological dosimetry (chromosomal aberrations and analysis techniques, dose–response curves and partial-body irradiation). Chromosomal radiosensitivity. Telomeres, repair and radiosensitivity. Long-term effects of radiation.

2. Genetic disorders responsible for human diseases (two hours)

*  Cystic fibrosis or lactase persistence

3. Genetic predisposition to disease (two hours)

*  Breast cancer and prostate cancer

 

Note that the total completion of this content may be subject to official COVID-19 restrictions.