| CODE | IFS0704 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Medical and Dental Sciences | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit outlines the metabolic pathways relevant to man that produce and utilise energy including the integration and regulation of these processes at a cellular and inter-tissue level. The study unit covers the integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, nitrogen metabolism, urea cycle, nucleotide metabolism, signal transduction, DNA packaging and repair, DNA and protein synthesis, the regulation of gene expression and body defence mechanisms. For each of these topics, clinical aspects are discussed. Study-unit Aims: 1. Present the human body as an integrated system of metabolic pathways; 2. Discuss the clinical implications of errors in metabolic pathways. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Outline metabolic pathways and understand their integration; 2. Outline the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein; 3. Understand disorders related to metabolism and the immune system. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Discuss the relationship between DNA information and protein function; 2. Discuss the clinical significance of the immune system. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Lippincott's Illustrated reviews: Biochemistry. Fourth Edition. Authors: Pamela C Champe, Richard A Harvey, Denise R Ferrier. Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 0781769604. - Marshall, W.J., Lapsley. M., Day, A., and Shipman, K. (2020). Clinical Chemistry (9th Edition). Elsevier. ISBN: 0702079367. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite: As per Legal Notice 115 of Education Act (2009) This study-unit is offered only to the Certificate in Foundation Studies students. Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lucienne Gatt |
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