The European Society
of Human Genetics

Monday, June 2

Monday, June 2, 2014

08.30 - 10.00

Concurrent Symposia S11 - S14

S11. Rare copy number variants in common traits

S11.1 Copy number alterations in skin disorders, Xue Zhang, China

S11.2 Congenital heart disease, Bernard Keavney, United Kingdom

S11.3 Copy number variants are a common cause of short stature, Christian Thiel, Germany


S12. Epigenetic basis of disease

S12.1 The Epigenetic Basis of Common Human Disease, Andrew P. Feinberg, United States

S12.2 Intergenerational epigenetic programming in a mouse model of undernutrition, Anne Ferguson-Smith, United Kingdom

S12.3 Cancer genetics and epigenetics: Two Sides of the Same Coin?, Peter A. Jones, United States


S13. Non-invasive prenatal testing, joint with EMPAG

S13.1 State of the Art of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, Lyn S Chitty, United Kingdom

S13.2 Noninvasive prenatal testing creates an opportunity for antenatal treatment of Down syndrome, Diana W. Bianchi, United States

S13.3 Clinical and social implications of NIPT, Kelly Ormond, United States


S14. Rapid genome diagnostics

S14.1 Developments in rapid DNA sequencing technology, John Tyson, United Kingdom

S14.2 DNA sequencing in neonatal intensive care units, Stephen Kingsmore, United States

S14.3 Impact of rapid DNA sequencing on diagnostic and public health microbiology, Claudio U. Köser, United Kingdom

08.30 - 10.00

Educational Session 7

 

ES7. From mutation identification to therapy

ES7.1 From mutations in the few to drugs for the many, Michael R. Hayden, Israel

ES7.2 Genetic, cell biological and clinical interrogation of disease-causing CFTR mutations informs strategies for future drug discovery, Christine Bear, Canada

 
10.00 - 10.30

Coffee Break, Free Poster Viewing, Exhibition

  

10.30 - 11.30

Poster Viewing with Authors (Even poster numbers)

 
11.30 - 13.30Free Poster Viewing, Exhibition, Lunch
 

11.45 - 13.15

Corporate Satellites

 

13.30 - 15.00

Concurrent Sessions C13 - C17

C13. Innovation in genetic services
C14. Genetics of complex traits
C15. Novel genes in neurogenetic disorders
C16. Genes and development 2
C17. Metabolic and mitochondrial disorders

See detailed programme

 
15.00 - 15.30Vitamin Break, Free Poster Viewing, Exhibition
 

 

15.30 - 17.00

Workshops W08 - W13

WS08: Dysmorphology 2* (Organisers: Dian Donnai & J. Clayton-Smith)
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WS09: Genome Browser UCSC* (Organiser: Robert Kuhn)
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WS10: Analysis, interpretation and reporting of array data* (Organisers: Nicole de Leeuw  & Conny van Ravenswaaij-Arts)
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WS11: Clinical Cancer Genetics Club* (Organisers: Maurizio Genuardi & Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet)
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WS12 Preconception and prenatal screening (Organiser: Milan Macek Jr.)
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WS13: Next Generation Sequencing* (Organiser: Joris Veltman)
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*Interactive workshops - your input is sollicited. See details for more information.

15.30 - 17.00

Corporate Satellites

 
17.00 - 17.30Coffee Break, Exhibition, Poster Removal
  

17.30 - 19.00

Concurrent Symposia S15 - S19

S15. Networks and pathways in genetic diseases

S15.1 Signaling networks in the auditory sensory cells unveiled by hereditary deafness, Christine Petit, France

S15.2 Genes and cellular pathway of Fanconi's anemia, Jordi Surrallés, Spain

S15.3 Analysis of signalling pathways in Tbx1 mutants identifies a novel mechanism in coronary artery Morphogenesis, Peter J. Scambler, United Kingdom


S16. The new RNA world

S16.1 SINEUPs: a new functional class of antisense non-coding RNAs that activate translation, Stefano Gustincich, Italy

S16.2 Molecular function of the repetitive (epi)genome in normal physiology and in disease, Davide Gabellini, Italy

S16.3  The SMN complex: RNA processing and motor neuron disease , Livio Pellizoni, United States


S17. Tumour heterogeneity

S17.1 Cancer genetic heterogeneity: implications for therapy responsiveness and acquisition of therapy resistance, Sandra Misale, Italy

S17.2 Non-cell autonomous interactions promote sub-clonal heterogeneity, Andriy Marusyk, United States

S17.3 Circulating tumor cells: Detection, biology and clinical implications, Klaus Pantel, Germany


S18. A novel class of disease of lipid metabolism

S18.3 Update on lipidomic approaches in disorders affecting complex lipids metabolism: the example of cardiolipin, Frederic M. Vaz, The Netherlands

S18.2 Disorders of phospholipids, sphingolipids and fatty acids biosynthesis, Fanny Mochel, France

S18.1 An overview of disorders of glycolipids and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor, Hudson H. Freeze, United States


S19. Three sequencing approaches in complex disease

S19.1 Whole genome sequencing of 4000 individuals provides insight into genetic architecture of complex traits, Nicole Soranzo, United Kingdom

S19.2 Using transcriptome sequencing to understand mechanisms of disease, Tuuli Lappalainen, United States

S19.3 High resolution genetic analysis to detect variants associated with quantitative traits and diseases in the founder Sardinian population, Francesco Cucca, Italy

 

17.30 - 19.00

Educational Session 8

ES8. Current developments in legal aspects of genetics: Untangling the law and what it means for you

ES8.1 New Proposals for the Regulation of in vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs), David Barton, Ireland

ES8.2 Data protection regulation, David Townend, The Netherlands

 

 

19.00 - 20.30

Corporate Satellites

 

20.30

ESHG Networking Party (at own expense)

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