Learning Resources

The University of Glasgow
Department of Medical Genetics

Resources on local intranet. (available only on gla.ac.uk Novel PC network)

Resources on internet.   (require download of Authorware web player)

Resources on local intranet.

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By subject matter:

• Cancer genetics 
• Down syndrome
• Dysmorphology
• Ethics of Genetic testing
• Muscular dystrophy
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    • Also see Scottish Muscle Network page
    • Also see "In time for Michael?"  A video by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign showing graphic images of the progress of muscular dystrophy.
  • Myotonic Dystrophy
    • Also see Scottish Muscle Network myotonic dystrophy page.
• Huntington disease

By teaching session:

• MB1 Plenary
• MB2 FRS
•         MB2FRS Student's problem sheet. (Adobe acrobat format, download Acrobat reader here).
• MB2 Plenary
• MB2 SSM
• MB3 FRS
•         MB3FRS Student's problem sheet. (Adobe Acrobat format).
• Mb3 Plenary 1
• Mb3 Plenary 2
• MB3 SSM
• MB4 New Curriculum Study session
• MB4 Traditional Curriculum, Lectures 2 and 3, Prof Conner.
• MB4 Traditional Curriculum, Lectures 4 and 5, Prof Conner.
• MB4 Traditional Curriculum, Results of class survey, Ethics of genetic testing.
• BDS workshop 1
• BDS workshop 2
• BSc Life Sciences level 2 1
• BSc Life Sciences level 2 2
• BSc Life Sciences Honours Introduction. 1st session.
• BSc Life Sciences Honours Introduction. 2nd session
• BSc Life Sciences Honours Final Session on Ethics.
• MSc Medical Genetics

• "In time for Michael?" A video by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign showing graphic images of the progress of muscular dystrophy.
• Fragile X syndrome
• Williams syndrome
• Thalassaemia
• Huntington disease
• John and Tom discuss screening the population for achondroplasia. Courtesy of the Institute for Human Genetics, Newcastle.

Resources on internet.

To run these animated modules install appropriate Macromedia Authorware player.
Screen resolution should be SVGA (800x600) or higher.

PC version

Mac version coming soon.

Inheritance Patterns:

Autosomal Dominant

Autosomal Recessive

X-linked recessive

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