Inherited Cardiac Conditions: Unit 1

Course Overview
This course introduces inherited cardiac conditions, offering a comprehensive overview of the genetic underpinnings, diagnostic tests and holistic care approaches required for managing such conditions.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide specialised care to patients with inherited cardiac conditions and their families.
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  • 2 hours to complete
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About this course
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
  • describe different patterns of inheritance and construct a three-generation family tree
  • differentiate between karyotype testing, panel analysis, whole exome sequencing (WES), and whole genome sequencing (WGS)
  • distinguish between diagnostic and predictive genetic testing, and understand the principles of carrier testing
  • explain the concepts of penetrance, expressivity and the classification of genetic variants