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This course covers inherited retinal disease and reviews the difference between the autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, and X-linked patterns of inheritance. Clinical features of several common inherited diseases will be explored along with appropriate gene therapy and other treatment regimes.Instruction Level: IntermediateLearning Objectives: 1. Characterize the difference between the autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, and X-linked patterns of inheritance. 2. Define the implications of each in terms of the risk to future generations. 3. Describe the types of gene therapy treatments that may be appropriate for each. 4. Compare other types of treatment, such as neuroprotection, stem cell transplantation, that might be appropriate.5. Describe the clinical features of several common inherited diseases:Stargardt disease; Retinitis pigmentosa. |
