PRE-CONGRESS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM:
FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH) - EARLY DIAGNOSIS FOR BETTER PREVENTION
(in association with the MED PED Program, sponsored by MSD)
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| FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2002
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| 14:00-18:00 |
Steering Committee Meeting |
| 18:00-19:00 |
Registration - Reception - Welcome drinks |
| 19:00-20:00 |
Keynote Lecture
NON LDL-RECEPTOR CAUSES OF FH
Ann Soutar, UK |
| 20:00 |
Dinner |
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| SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2002 |
| 08:30 |
General MEDPED Report |
| 09:00 |
Report from the MEDPED Headquarter |
| 09:30-10:30 |
SESSION 1: ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF FH |
| Coordinator: |
Joep Defesche, The Netherlands |
| 09:30 |
MOLECULAR GEOGRAPHY OF FH
Sigrid Fouchier, The Netherlands |
| 09:50 |
Selected Short Presentations |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-13:00 |
SESSION 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GENETIC TESTING |
| Coordinator: |
Steve Humphries, UK |
| 11:00 |
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF GENETIC TESTING FOR FH: A RANDOMISED
CONTROLLED TRIAL
Vicky Senior,UK |
| 11:20 |
PRACTICAL AND SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES OF GENETIC SCREENING FOR
FH
Marina Umans-Eckenhausen, The Netherlands |
| 11:40 |
PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF GENETIC TESTING FOR FH - QUALITATIVE
INTERVIEW-STUDY WITH 40 FH PATIENTS
Jan Frich, Norway
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| 12:00 |
Selected Short Presentations |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Regional MEDPED Reports
(1 hour for each European region and 1 hour US and rest) |
| 17:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster Visit |
| 18:00 |
Update from the Merck Research Laboratory |
| 18:30 |
MEDPED Business Meeting, Plenary approval of Bylaws, Incorporation;
Election of Board |
| 19:00 |
Dinner and Social Activity |
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| SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2002 |
| 08:30-10:00 |
SESSION 3: CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF FH |
| Coordinator: |
Pascal Benlian, France |
| 08:30 |
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS IN FH
Roger Illingworth, USA |
| 08:50 |
ULTRASOUND EXAMINATIONS OF ACHILLES TENDONS IN FH
Olivier Descamps, Belgium (not yet confirmed) |
| 09:10 |
Selected Short Presentations |
| 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 |
SESSION 4: RISK FACTORS FOR PREMATURE CHD IN FH |
| Coordinators: |
Sebastiano Calandra, Italy
Andre Miserez, Switzerland |
| 10:30 |
GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS IN A LARGE COHORT OF
PATIENTS WITH FH
Angelique Jansen, The Netherlands |
| 10:50 |
GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AFFECTING THE PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION OF
FH
Stefano Bertolini, Italy |
| 11:10 |
DIFFERENCES OF MUTATIONS IN THE APO B-100 AND LDL-R GENE:
MOLECULAR BASIS AND PHENOTYPIC CONSEQUENCES
Andre Miserez, Switzerland |
| 12:00 |
Departure to Salzburg |
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Highlights
of the Scientific Programme 
