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Stanford University

Solving Medical Mysteries at the Stanford Center for Undiagnosed Diseases

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Overview

This course aims to educate learners on the process of solving medical mysteries for patients with undiagnosed diseases. The learning outcomes include understanding the role of expert clinicians and cutting-edge diagnostic testing in diagnosing rare diseases, genetic variations, and phenotypes. The course covers topics such as genetic testing, omics technologies, data sharing networks, and therapeutic approaches. The teaching method involves lectures by Stanford Medicine physicians, including real patient stories and case studies. The intended audience for this course includes healthcare professionals, medical students, researchers, and individuals interested in rare diseases and diagnostic medicine.

Syllabus

Intro
The First Moment of Undiagnosed
Patient Story 1
Undiagnosed Diseases Network
New England Journal of Medicine
First 20 months
Types of omics
Genetic variation and phenotype
Rare diseases
Genetic testing
The nucleus of a cell
DNA DNA microarray
Whole genome sequencing
Previous genetic testing
Similarities
Veins
Vascular Longing
Looking Again
Metabolomics
Fly example
Data sharing networks
Genomics
Amelie
Clint
Diagnosis
Why
cytokine profiling
therapeutic approach
funders
Insurance Coverage
Diagnosis and Therapy
Genetics and Family
Genetics
Research
Evidence

Taught by

Stanford Health Care

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