Complex Disease Genetics for Clinicians
Workshop - United Kingdom
The workshop is aimed at actively practicing clinicians (either general practitioners or hospital specialists) with an interest in the genetics of complex diseases, personal genomics or translation of genomics into clinical practice. Research-active clinicians are welcome, but this is not a requirement. Familiarity with basic genetic concepts (DNA, chromosomes, inheritance, etc) is expected, but core principles will be reviewed
Topics
Introduction to genetics & basic concepts
Methods for studying complex disease genetics: linkage, Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS)
Using genome sequencing for complex disease genetics
Emerging challenges for clinical genetics
Biological insights from genetics (pharmacogenetics, cancer, metabolic disease, immune disease)
Practical sessions (how to read GWAS papers, how to interpret a patient’s genome
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Complex Disease Genetics for Clinicians
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Fri, Jan 25, 2013
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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