◼ Introduction of the basic concepts 2. What Causes Cancer? ◼ Genetic underpinnings of cancer ◼ Three types of Cancer Critical Genes ◼ Cancer initiation and progression 3. How to Prevent and Diagnose Cancer? ◼ Utilization the knowledge we learned from cancer genetics Outline
Part I. Genetics of the Hemoglobinopathies Developmental Expression of Globin Genes and Globin Switching Part II. Newborn Screening for the Hemoglobinopathies Population-Based Screening Principles of Newborn Screening (NBS) NBS for the Hemoglobinopathies
RNA polymerase transcribes genes How is this process regulated? How is specificity achieved? Key players transcriptional activator proteins -bind to specific sites on DNA and turn on the expression of nearby genes. Two adhesive surfaces one binds DNA, the other interacts with, and recruits RNA polymerase