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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 7.27 (Spring 2006) 
  • Course Title:
  • Principles of Human Disease 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Biology 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. David Housman
    Prof. Jacqueline Lees 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 7.27 Principles of Human Disease



    Spring 2006




    Course Highlights


    This course features a complete set of readings.


    Course Description


    This course covers current understanding of, and modern approaches to human disease, emphasizing the molecular and cellular basis of both genetic disease and cancer. Topics include: The Genetics of Simple and Complex Traits; Karyotypic Analysis and Positional Cloning; Genetic Diagnosis; The Roles of Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors in Tumor Initiation, Progression, and Treatment; The Interaction between Genetics and Environment; Animal Models of Human Disease; Cancer; and Conventional and Gene Therapy Treatment Strategies.
     

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