December 2017
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The basic sciences in medical education are often an academic challenge, both for students and teachers, whose integration can be facilitated through the application of didactic learning strategies, linking medical education with scientific research and production of knowledge. therefore, a genetic teaching kit was developed using molecular and diagnostic techniques to incorporate students into research activities, using as an example the determination of genetic polymorphisms of the gene encoding the human Lipoprotein Lipase, an essential enzyme in lipid metabolism and for which variants have been identified that are currently being studied for their possible relationship with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The kit contains recombinant clones, constructed by molecular biology techniques from polymorphic segments of the gene of interest, and includes the instruction manual designed for use of the kit. Student satisfaction was assessed using the genetic polymorphism teaching kit in practical genetics classes as part of the academic program of Biochemistry. The results indicate a great satisfaction with the use and utility of the teaching kit among the student population