20170502 CCMG-CCMG - The Power of genome-wide DNA methylation: A functional tool for classifying mutations |
The Power of genome-wide DNA methylation: A functional tool for classifying mutations
Speaker: Rosanna Weksberg
Department of Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ON
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe epigenetic marks and their role in normal development and in the pathophysiology of genetic disorders
2. Identify a range of human syndromes caused by mutations in epigenetic regulators or epigenes
1. Describe epigenetic marks and their role in normal development and in the pathophysiology of genetic disorders
2. Identify a range of human syndromes caused by mutations in epigenetic regulators or epigenes
3. Describe how functional epigenetic studies could be used to classify variants of unknown significance