GENERAL PATHOLOGY
cod. 08707

Academic year 2012/13
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale (MED/04)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
42 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The student will understanf the pathological bases of human disease, with special emphasis on conditions of biotechnological interest.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

1. Cell injury and death.
2. Cell Pathology: Adaptations, Tesaurismosis, Oxidative and ischemic stress; Aging.
3. Genetic Pathology: Mutations; Genetic diseases; Monogenic diseases (examples); Multifactorial diseases;; Chromosomic defects.
4. The response to tissue injury: Hemostasis; Tissue Repair; Fibrosis.
5. Blood Pathology. Anemias.
6. Tumors: Benign and Malignant tumors: principles of classification; The neoplastic cells; The Molecular Bases of neoplastic Transformation; Progression, invasivity, and metastasis; Cytological and immunohistochemical diagnosis in oncology. Tumor Markers.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Robbins e Cotran - Le basi patologiche delle malattie vol. 1 Patologia generale - Elsevier

Parola - Patologia Generale - Edises

Teaching methods

Interactive oral lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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