Title of article :
Educational Case: Genetic Mutations and Multifactorial Inheritance: Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Author/Authors :
Suarez, Eric S. Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA , Knollmann-Ritschel, Barbara E. C. Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Abstract :
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040.
Keywords :
pathology competencies , genetic mechanisms , developmental and functional abnormalities , mutations , cardiovascular , cardiomyopathy , dilated cardiomyopathy , disease mechanisms , genetic diseases , inherited diseases , organ system pathology
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
