Symposium November 20, 2006
Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes
and other genetic causes of X-linked mental retardation
The 'Netherlands Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine' provides
4 creditpoints (accreditatiepunten) for attending the symposium.
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VU University medical center |
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The organizing committee is pleased to invite you for the symposium Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes and other genetic causes of X-linked mental retardation (9.00 - 12.30).
After lunchtime (12.30 - 13.30), the symposium will continue with the thesis defense by Efraim Rosenberg on “Creatine transporter deficiency: molecular and functional tools for diagnosis, and the prevalence of this X-linked mental retardation syndrome” and subsequently by Lígia Almeida on “Molecular and biochemical diagnosis of cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes”.
The conference language is English. For any further questions, please contact us by e-mail (paog@vumc.nl)
Download the symposium flyer here
Supported by
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors
Venue
Main building VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Route description)
Registration
The registration fee is € 75, including free lunch and reception. Please return the registration form before monday November 13. Registration form can be downloaded here: Registration Form - PDF or as a Word form.
Program (Route description)
9.00 - 9.30 Registration/coffee
- 9.30 - 9.55 Dr Charles Schwartz, Greenwood, SC, USA
- Genes involved in X-linked Mental retardation
- 9.55 - 10.20 Dr Markus Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
- Creatine
- 10.20 - 10.45 Prof Dr Sylvia Stöckler, Vancouver, Canada
- Creatine biosynthesis defects
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break
- 11.15 - 11.40 Dr Gajja Salomons, Amsterdam
- Creatine transporter deficiency
- 11.40 - 12.05 Dr Grazia Mancini, Rotterdam
- Dutch cohort of creatine transporter deficient patients
- 12.05 - 12.20 Dr Cristina Martínez Muñoz, Amsterdam
- Splice variants of the creatine transporter
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch (included)
- 13.45 - 15.15 Thesis defense by Efraim H Rosenberg, MSc
- Creatine transporter deficiency: molecular and functional tools for diagnosis, and the prevalence of this X-linked mental retardation syndrome
- 15.45 - 17.15 Thesis defense by Lígia S Almeida, MSc
- Molecular and biochemical diagnosis of cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes
17.15 - 19.00 Reception
| Local Organizing Committee |
| Dr Gajja S Salomons (g.salomons@vumc.nl) |
PAOG Course and Congress Organisation |
phone: +31 (0)20 4448444 |
| Prof Dr Cornelis Jakobs |
VU university medical center - OZW/10A-05 |
fax: +31 (0)20 4448445 |
| Efraim H Rosenberg, MSc |
P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam. |
E-mail: paog@vumc.nl |
| Ligia S Almeida, MSc |
The Netherlands |
Website: www.paog.info |
You may consider to stay at the Gresham Memphis Hotel Amsterdam for a special price (promo-code: VU).
Go to the CCDS homepage
Send us mail at symposium@creatinedeficiency.info
PhD students, L.S. Almeida & E.H. Rosenberg
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