Dominant, Recessive and Beyond: How Genetic Conditions Are Inherited course for Nurses

This course explores how genetic conditions are inherited and how to recognise the common modes of inheritance in a family history.

Learning objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• explain the difference between a germline and a somatic variant;
• describe the common modes of inheritance for genetic conditions;
• identify the most likely mode of inheritance based on the pattern of affected people in a family history; and
• calculate the recurrence risks for autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions.

The session will also cover how the recurrence risks are calculated for each type of inheritance.