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Aims to equip graduate students enrolled in the JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program with the basic knowledge needed to enter into clinical genetic counseling rotations in a variety of settings. Introduces the most common categories of genetic conditions associated with each body system. Provides an overview of the functioning of the relevant body system prior to covering the phenotypic features of the most common categories of hereditary conditions of relevance to that system. Includes topics: clinical presentation, considerations for family and medical history-taking and optimal diagnostic strategies.