Course Description
High-yield biochemistry and genetics review for USMLE Step 1. Covers metabolic pathways, enzyme deficiencies, genetic disorders, molecular biology, and laboratory diagnostics. Emphasis on clinical correlations and pattern recognition for vignette-based questions.
Learning Objectives
- Explain major metabolic pathways and their regulation
- Identify enzyme deficiencies from clinical presentations
- Apply principles of molecular genetics to disease mechanisms
- Interpret laboratory findings in metabolic disorders
- Recognize inheritance patterns and calculate genetic risks
Topics
- Amino Acid Metabolism: PKU, maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria
- Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycogen storage diseases, galactosemia
- Lipid Metabolism: Lipid storage diseases, hyperlipidemia
- Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism: Gout, Lesch-Nyhan
- DNA Replication, Transcription, Translation
- Genetic Disorders: Chromosomal, Mendelian, Mitochondrial
- Molecular Techniques: PCR, blotting, sequencing
Materials
- 20 hours of video lectures
- 300+ practice questions
- Metabolic pathway diagrams
- Genetic pedigree analysis exercises