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Genetic and molecular epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases
Life and Matter Sciences International Symposium June 4 - 5, 2003 Madrid
Recent advances in genetics have had a profound effect on our understanding of the role of genetic factors in susceptibility to disease.
Organized by:
Fundación Ramón Areces
Coordinator/s:
Salvador MoncadaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC). Madrid.
Rafael Gabriel SánchezServicio de Epidemiología Clínica. Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. Madrid.
Secretaria Científica:
Elena GarcíaCentro de Epidemiología,
Investigación e Información en Salud (CEIIS). Madrid.
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Description
A greater appreciation of the complexities of genetic variation, of genetic heterogeneity, of penetrance and of the importance of genetic environment interactions, have all been influential in helping to delineate the role of genetic testing in clinical practice. In considering how genetics can contribute to health care, it is important to distinguish between rare disorders caused by highly penetrant mutations in single genes, and susceptibility to common diseases resulting from interactions between weakly penetrant common gene variants and environmental and lifestyle factors.
The time is ripe to initiate a critical assessment of the place of genetics in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease, and the implications for health organisation and services. With this aim in mind, we are organising this workshop bringing together key individuals in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, genetics and public health.
Programme
Wednesday, 4
9:15
Welcome
Julio R. Villanueva
Consejo Científico. Fundación Ramón Areces.
Introduction
Rafael Gabriel Sánchez
Coordinador del Simposio.
First session: Overview of epidemiology and public health genetics
Chairperson:
Rafael Gabriel Sánchez
9:30
Public Health applications of genetic research supported by the NHLBI
Teri Manolio
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Bethesda. EE.UU.
10:10
Methods for measuring gene-disease associations, gene-gene and gene-environment interactions
Rafael Gabriel Sánchez
10:30
Integrating genetic epidemiological evidence: 'the HuGE Net Project'
Julian Little
Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention. Atlanta. EE.UU.
11:10
Discussion
11:40
Break
Second session: Genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases
Chairperson:
Arturo Fernández-Cruz
Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos. Madrid.
12:10
Positional identification of cardiovascular susceptibility genes
Eric Boerwinkle
Human Genetics Center. University of Texas Health Science Center. Houston. EE.UU.
12:50
Approaches to the genetic analysis of quantitative traits in cardiovascular disease
Alexander Wilson
Genometrics section, Head. NIH / NHGRI. Baltimore. EE.UU.
13:30
Multi-locus interactions predicts risk for post-PTCA reestenosis
Arturo Fernández Cruz
14:10
Discussion
Third session: Genetic epidemiology of diabetes
Chairperson:
Manuel Serrano Ríos
Servicio de Medicina Interna II.
Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos. Madrid.
16:10
Main genetic markers in diabetes and obesity. Literature review
M. Laakso
Department of Medicine. University of Kuopio. Finlandia.
16:50
Epidemiology of diabetes
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion.
National Public Health Institute.
Helsinki. Finlandia.
17:30
Distribution of polymorfisms associated to insulin resistance and diabetes in the Spanish population
Manuel Serrano Ríos
18:10
Discussion
Thursday, 5
Fourth session: Genetic epidemiology of hypertension
Chairperson:
Carmen Suárez
Unidad de Hipertensión.
Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. Madrid.
9:00
Genetic polymorfisms of renin-angiotensin system and the nitric oxide sintase gen in blood pressure regulation in a Spanish population
Mª Esperanza Martínez Navarro
Grupo de Enfermedades Vasculares de Albacete.
Biotecnología - Instituto de Desarrollo Regional. Albacete.
9:40
Meta-analysis of major genetic associations with hypertension. Literature review
Josep Redón
Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Clinic de Valencia.
10:20
Discussion
10:50
Break
Fifth session: Genetic epidemiology of dislipidem
Chairperson:
Pedro Mata
Medicina Interna. Fundación Jiménez Díaz. Madrid.
11:30
Systematic review of genetic polymorphisms associated to dislipidemia
José M. Ordovás
Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory. Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA. Tufts University. Boston. EE. UU.
12:10
Genetic familiar hypercholesterolemia in Spain
Miguel Pocoví
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular. Universidad de Zaragoza.
12:50
Some gene-environment interactions related to atherosclerosis in Spanish population
Miguel Pocoví
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular. Universidad de Zaragoza.
13:30
Discussion
13:30
Conclussions and closing
Rafael Gabriel Sánchez
Salvador Moncada
Coordinador del Simposio.
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