Postgraduate Course: Genetics of Human Complex Traits (PGBI11083)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course focuses on genetic and genomic approaches appropriate for the study of human populations. The course will emphasise analyse of both genetic disorder, and complex traits within the normal ranges and in the context of disease. It will identify the practical aspects
associated with such analyses in human populations due to the structure and organisation of the human population and the importance of late-onset-disorders. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| On successfully completing the course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the practical application of genomics and genome analysis to the analysis of human populations and genetic disorders. They will be conversant with inherent difficulties and opportunities facing such analyses, and the multiple approaches that have been implemented. They will be conversant with the integration of multiple genome-wide approaches and the value of genetic models. |
Assessment Information
| One class test (50%) plus one assignment (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Session Topic
1 Introduction to complex traits and how to identify a disorder with a genetic component.
2 Human population diversity, population stratification & admixture.
3 Genetic testing & screening, Bayesian risk prediction.
4 Linkage analysis I: Quantitative traits. Extended families, nuclear families,phenotype definition, confounders.
5 Linkage analysis II: Genetic disorders. Diagnosis, liability classes, penetrance,heterogeneity. Strategies for late-onset diseases.
6 Association studies $ú design, confounders, familial versus sporadic,
endophenotypes.
7 Genome-wide association studies of quantitative traits $ú in healthy populations and in the context of disease, regional/genome-wide prediction.
8 Genome-wide association studies of genetic disorders (case:control) $ú identifying genes for complex genetic disorders, computational and
bioinformatic tools.
9 Animal models: ENU mutagenesis, knockouts, conditional knockouts.
10 Transcriptomics and proteomics $ú high throughput methodologies, gene expression, protein interactions, pathway analysis. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
The course consists of 10 x 3hr sessions, comprised of lectures, tutorials and computer-based practicals. |
| Keywords | GHCT |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Leigh-Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5523
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Frances Stratford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
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