Genetics & Cancer notes

01 What's inside

Every topic, from its contents page.

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
• Gene Expression
• Chromosomes
• Chromosomal Errors
• Gene Mutations
• Mendelian Genetics
• Sex-Linked & Mitochondrial Inheritance
• Punnett Squares
• Genetics of Development
• Population Genetics & Evolution
• Tools of Molecular Biology
• Future Genetic Therapies & Technologies
• Classic Autosomal Recessive Disorders
  • – Phenylketonuria
  • – Thalassaemias
  • – Sickle Cell Anaemia
  • – Haemochromatosis
  • – Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
• Classic Autosomal Dominant Disorders
  • – Achondroplasia
  • – Hypochondroplasia
  • – Huntington's Disease
  • – Myotonic Dystrophy
  • – Retinoblastoma
  • – Neurofibromatosis
• Classic Chromosomal Disorders
  • – Edwards' Syndrome (47, XY, +18)
  • – Down's Syndrome (47, XY, +21)
  • – Klinefelter's Syndrome (47, XXY)
  • – Diplo-Y (Super-Male, 47, XYY)
  • – Turner's Syndrome
• Classic X-Linked Disorders
  • – Colour Blindness
  • – Hypophosphatemic Rickets
  • – Muscular Dystrophies
  • – Haemophilia A & B
• Introduction to Neoplasia
• Cancer, Cell Death & Cellular Ageing
• Cancer Pathogenesis
• Drugs Used in Chemotherapy
• Breast Cancer
• Colon / Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
• Cancer Epidemiology
• Basics of Clinical Oncology