Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
• 26.08 - Genetics

26.0806 - Human/medical genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of human genetics from the standpoint of medical applications such as clinical diagnosis, genetic engineering and therapy, transplantation, and the study of genetic diseases and disabilities and their defence. These programs include courses in human molecular genetics; genetic factors causing disease; changes in gene expression during development, differentiation, and pathogenesis; recombinant DNA; gene therapy; clinical genetics; genetic epidemiology; immunogenetics; cytogenetics; and genetics of specific disorders and diseases.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • human genetics
  • medical genetics

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• Exclusion(s)

  • animal genetics(26.0804)
  • gene therapy(51.0914)
  • genetic counselling(51.1509)
  • genetic engineering(14.0501)
  • genetics(26.0801)
  • medical biochemical genetics - residency(61.0904)
  • public health genetics(51.2214)