Human genetics deals with the hereditary basis of human diseases.

It represents a central bridging subject between the clinical-medical disciplines and the basic subjects of the natural sciences and medicine.

In this respect, the fields of activity of the Institute of Human Genetics are also broadly diversified:

In the clinical field, these include

• Human genetic counselling,
• Consultation service in the clinic
• prenatal and postnatal chromosome analysis
• and the molecular genetic analysis of various human hereditary diseases.
  

The research focus of the various working groups includes

• elucidating the genetic causes of selected diseases
• the investigation of genetic and genomic variability
• and mutation research.
  

In teaching, the staff of the institute teach students

• medicine
• molecular medicine
• Mathematical Biometry
• and biology

the basics of the subject and the constantly expanding impact of human genetics on medicine, the natural sciences and society.