Explore to set up genetics and genomics for nursing course in nursing undergraduate curriculum system / 中国实用护理杂志

The nursing educations in many developed countries thought great important for nursing students to learn the gene relating knowledge, and emphasized the importance of setting up gene relating course in nursing education system.Our school integrated genetics and genomics for nursing course into the undergraduate nursing curriculum system during the period of international course weeks.This article introduced the basic theories and practice needs of genetics and genomics for nursing course,the settings of this course in the foreign and our country′s undergraduate nursing curriculum system, the concrete practice of our school carrying out this course,and analysed the challenges of carrying out this course in our country,put forward the corresponding suggestions.

Genetic and genomic perspective to understand the molecular pathogenesis of keratoconus.

Keratoconus (KC; Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 14830) is a bilateral, progressive corneal defect affecting all ethnic groups around the world. It is the leading cause of corneal transplantation. The age of onset is at puberty, and the disorder is progressive until the 3rd–4th decade of life when it usually arrests. It is one of the major ocular problems with significant social and economic impacts as the disease affects young generation. Although genetic and environmental factors are associated with KC, but the precise etiology is still elusive. Results from complex segregation analysis suggests that genetic abnormalities may play an essential role in the susceptibility to KC. Due to genetic heterogeneity, a recent study revealed 17 different genomic loci identified in KC families by linkage mapping in various populations. The focus of this review is to provide a concise update on the current knowledge of the genetic basis of KC and genomic approaches to understand the disease pathogenesis.