Community genetics - Hanan Hamamy

Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2011

Community genetics module - Part 2

Hanan Hamamy

November 11-18

Presentations

• Genetic counseling - Hanan Hamamy
• Ethical issues in medical genetics and genetic services - Hanan Hamamy
• Consanguineous marriages. Trends, impact on reproductive health and research priorities - Hanan Hamamy
• Basic concepts in dysmorphology - Samia Temtamy, Mona Aglan
• Principles of population genetics - Leo P ten Kate
• Periconception care and primary prevention of neural-tube defects and other congenital abnormalities by periconceptional folic acid/ multivitamin supplementation - Andrew Czeizel

Evaluation for the second week will be through a set of questions that will be sent to participants on the 18th of November , which should be completed and the answers sent back on the 20th of November.

Reference reading

• References that are posted as relevant documents for the presentations.
• WHO documents on ethical issues and genetic services.
• For specific disorders and terminology:
  • Access OMIM on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim.
  • geneclinics at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/review?db=genetests.
  • The same site has an illustrated glossary to search for a specific term accessed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=glossary.