First Symposium on Genodermatosis in Kuwait 

27th November to 1st December 2004.

Day/Date

Topics

Lecture

 

Saturday

27/11/2004

 

1.  Introductory Lecture

Genetics in clinical practice, molecular diagnosis and future of medical genetics.

 

2. Introductory Lecture:

    Understanding the principles of clinically

    relevant  molecular dermatology.

 

3. Spectrum of Genodermatosis in Kuwait:

    A preliminary  report from Sick-kids clinic.

 

 Prof. Ahmed Teebi

 

 

 

Prof. John McGrath

 

 

 

Dr. Arti Nanda

Sunday

28/11/2004

1.  Ectodermal dysplasias:

     New  insight into the causes of ectodermal

     dysplasia syndromes.

 

2.  Kindler Syndrome:

A novel actin cytoskeleton protein that is mutated in Kindler syndrome.

 3. Kindler Syndrome:

    Experience from Kuwait.

 Prof. John McGrath

 

 

 

Prof. John McGrath

 

 

Dr. Kholoud Qasem

Monday

29/11/2004

1. Lipoid proteinosis:

    Fnding gene for Lipoid proteinosis and link to lichen sclerosus.

 2.  Classical and non-classical inheritance.

 

3.  Lipoid proteinosis:

     Experience from Kuwait.

Prof. John McGrath

 

 

Prof. Ahmed Teebi

  

Dr. Arti Nanda/

Prof. John McGrath

 

Tuesday

30.11.2004

 

 

 

 

1. Epidermolysis Bullosa:

    Refining genotype – phenotype 

    correlation in epidermolysis bullosa.

 

2. Epidermolysis bullosa:

    An experience from Kuwait.

 

3.   Immunohistochemical diagnosis of

    epidermolysis bullosa

4. Applied Skills in genodermatoses:

    Fascinating genodermatoses from

    London.

 

 

 

Prof. John McGrath

 

 Dr. Arti Nanda

 

 

Dr. Suad Al-Fadhli

 

 

Prof. John McGrath

 

 

Wednesday

01.12.2004

 

1.  Prenatal diagnosis.

  

3. Cutis Laxa: An experience from Kuwait.

 

Prof. Ahmed Teebi

  

 Dr. Meshal Al-Ghareeb

 

Venue: Auditorium at As'ad AI-Hamad Dermatology Center, First Floor, at 8:30 p.m. sharp.

CME: Lectures of Professor Ahmed S. Teebi and Prof John McGrath are accredited by KIMS as 15 CME Credit points category I.

Professor Ahmed S. Teebi: Head Section of Clinical Genetics & Dysmorphology, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Prof. of Pediatrics & Medical Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Professor John McGrath: Professor of Molecular Dermatology at Kings College, London and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
 

 

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