HUM-MOLGEN archive: CALL, various, Feb 1996

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Arthur Bergen ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ From urtiz@GENETHON.FRFri Mar 8 10:23:40 1996 This message was originally submitted by urtiz@GENETHON.FR to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Subject: Multicore We are currently collecting all cases of multicore/multiminicore myopathy in order to start linkage studies. If anybody interested in collaboration, please contact : J.A. Urtizberea, MD AFM - Genethon 1, rue de l'Internationale 91000 EVRY - FRANCE tel : 33 1 69 47 28 28 Fax: 33 1 60 77 12 16 e-mail : urtiz @ genethon.fr ********************************************************************* ********************************************************************* gqva12@udcf.gla.ac.uk (Grant Gallagher) sent the following comments: ------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I'm trying to contact Professor Andreas Zeigler, who I Understand coordinates the Eurpoean Chromosome 6 workshop. If anyone has his email address, or information on how to contact the Workshop, I'd be grateful to receive it. Many thanks Grant Gallagher University of Glasgow Department of Surgery ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.0 Remote host: g-gallagher.surgery.gla.ac.uk Remote IP address: 194.80.44.101 ********************************************************************* ********************************************************************* gqva12@udcf.gla.ac.uk (Grant Gallagher) sent the following comments ------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I'm interested in starting a discussion group, on the genetics of cytokine expression *OR* talking to others in the field. Our interest lies in TNF and IL-10, but I'm sure that lots of the problems and approaches are common. I look forward to hear ing from you. Grant Gallagher University of Glasgow Department of Surgery ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.0 Remote host: g-gallagher.surgery.gla.ac.uk Remote IP address: 194.80.44.101 ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** From smeltzer@UMABNET.AB.UMD.EDUFri Mar 8 10:26:45 1996 Subject: unstable DNAs > Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 11:07:49 >To: hum-molgen@hearn.nic.SURFnet.nl >From: "Stephen J. Meltzer" <smeltzer@umabnet.ab.umd.edu> >Subject: unstable DNAs > >We are seeking DNAs from human tumors manisfesting microsatellite instability for collaborative mutational studies. If you have such DNAs or primary tumors, please contact me. Thank you very much. **************************************************************************> ************************************************************************** From DRAGANI@ICIL64.CILEA.ITFri Mar 8 10:27:40 1996 I would appreciate receiving information about academic sources of a mouse P1 library, that I would need to use for our research projects on the positional cloning of candidate tumor susceptibility genes. With many thanks. Sincerely, Tommaso A. Dragani, Ph.D., Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy, Fax: +39-2-2390764. ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ From mars@BIOCH.OX.AC.UK This message was originally submitted by mars@BIOCH.OX.AC.UK to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Recently, the use of maternal alpha fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotrophin serum levels in the risk assessment of (placental) pathology during pregnancy was discussed in this group. I missed the messages and wonder whether someone would be kind enouh to email them to me. Specific questions I have are: In a case of elevated alpha FTP and beta HCG trisomy 21 has been excluded by amniocentesis. What are the other possible complications who could be responsible for the elevation and are the likelyhood ratios known? Is this (recently developped) test described in more detail in any textbook or publications, e.g. like the "Recent Advances in ..." series? Thank you for your help, Raoul Heller phone: + 44 - 1865 - 275225 CRC Chromosome Molecular Biology Group fax: + 44 - 1865 - 275259 Dept. of Biochemistry Univ. of Oxford email: mars@bioch.ox.ac.uk OXFROD OX1 3QU // U.K. *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** From ucgajwo@UCL.AC.UK We would like to contact groups working on the genetics of congenital insensitivity to pain - dysautonomias or other syndromes. If you are there, please contact me on ucgajwo@ucl.ac.uk. Thankyou. John N. Wood Ph.D. Medawar Building Room A2 Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT England tel/FAX 44-0171-380-7800 ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ From felipe.moreno@HRC.ES Fri Mar 8 10:33:53 1996 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:07:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Felipe Moreno Herrero <felipe.moreno@HRC.ES> Prof. Rodney Harris CMES, Roger Mountford, Su Stenhouse, RoS Dear Prof. Harris, I received the announcement of the "First European Workshop on Quality Assesment and Quality Assurance in genetic testing. Unfortunately nobody from my laboratory may attend the Meeting of April 10th at London. However, we are actually interested in knowing of deliberations and cclusions of the meeting, as well as in participating in any putative EQA project at the European level. In my lab, molecular diagnosis of Fra-X, CF, SMA, NF1, and ADPKD is currently practised. It includes prenatal diagnosis of the three first diseases. We are also doing research on neurosensorial deafness. So, I would appreciate very much if you send me any information concerning the I/EQA issue. Felipe Moreno Unidad de Genetica Molecular (Director) Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** From jgonzalez@CCUAM3.SDI.UAM.ES Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:27:39 +0100 This message was originally submitted by jgonzalez@CCUAM3.SDI.UAM.ES to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Dear coll, If you like to obtain information about the 28th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human genetics the e-mail of the ESHG96 Registration is: eshg96@bham.ac.uk Yours sincerely, J.J. Gonzalez-Aguilera U. Genetica. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* From cbartsok@ATLAS.UOA.GRFri Mar 8 10:35:26 1996 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:37:24 +0200 From: Christos Bartsocas <cbartsok@ATLAS.UOA.GR> This message was originally submitted by cbartsok@ATLAS.UOA.GR to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Dear Colleagues, We wish to remind you about the 8th International Clinical Genetics Seminar to be held aboard the cruise-ship "ARCADIA" June 23-28, 1996. Main themes of the seminar are Genetic Counseling as we Enter the 21st Century and Therapy of Genetic Diseases. Guest faculty includes Victor McKusick, Tom Gelehrter, Albert Schinzel, Jules Leroy, Juergen Spranger, Aubrey Milunsky, and others. Stops include the islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Crete, Patmos, as well as Kusadasi (Ephesos). If interested please contact me, or fax to +30-1-7796461. Christos S. Bartsocas, M.D. University of Athens cbartsok@atlas.uoa.gr **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** From R.Clarke@UNSW.EDU.AUFri Mar 8 10:36:32 1996 R.Clarke@unsw.edu.au (Raymond Clarke) sent the following comments: ------------------------------------------------------------ We are interested in collaborating in the field of spinal patterning during development ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.0 Remote host: Remote IP address: 129.94.50.56 ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** From macer@ZOBELL.BIOL.TSUKUBA.AC.JPFri Mar 8 10:37:53 1996 Subject: Call for papers on genetics and intelligence, and more www on-line bioethics resources This message was originally submitted by macer@ZOBELL.BIOL.TSUKUBA.AC.JP to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Dear All The news in bioethics and biotechnology section of the Eubios Ethics Institute www site has been increased to include 30 topics from 1991 to current. Numerous literature references and comment. http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/index.html Also abstracts of the Journal of Chinese Medical Ethics have been added to the exisiting journals, Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics. Three new books are expected to be on-line within a month, and some Japanese books are all on-line. Visitors welcome! ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** CALL for papers on intelligence and genetics The AJMG will publish papers in response to the Bell Curve and the US NIH-DOE ELSI Working Group critique of this book, in a coming issue. We invite well-argued, referenced and thoughtful submissions on this theme. The topics could include the history of the genetics of intelligence, current thinking about "intelligence" testing (including social biases), the genetics of intelligence, the relevance of the biology of intelligence to education and social policy, racial attitudes in different cultures about intelligence, how and if genetics should be involved in social policy questions, for example. Please submit papers (of up to 4000 words) in AJMG paper style by the 15 March to: Dr Jeffrey R. Botkin, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Building 533, Room 2110A, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut 84112, USA. FAX: Int+1-801-588-3644; e-mail:Botkin@gene1.med.utah.edu Enquiries are welcome with suggested topics and an outline of proposed papers. Further details on the AJMG ethics section are available at: http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/AJMG.html or write to me. Darryl Macer, Ph.D. Institute of Biological Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Science City Ibaraki 305, JAPAN Tel: Int+81-298-53-4662 Fax: Int+81-298-53-6614 Email: macer@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* From kirchert@INFORMATIK.UNI-MUENCHEN.DEFri Subject: CALL: Inheritance of Diabetes kirchert@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Daniel Kirchert) sent the following comments: ------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, Does anybody know, where i can get information about the current research in the inheritance of Diabetes mellitus (both type I and II)? Are there any Genoms detected that haven proven to be responsible for Diabetes? Thank you very much for your help, Daniel Daniel Kirchert Waldstrasse 29 82335 Berg Tel. ++49 8151 50352 kirchert@informatik.uni-muenchen.de ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.0 Remote host: sun7.lrz-muenchen.de Remote IP address: 129.187.13.18 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************** REPLY From: "Dr. Paula Strasberg" <pstras@RESUNIX.RI.SICKKIDS.ON.CA> Reply to: Human Molecular Genetics Editors <ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl> To: Multiple recipients of list ED-MOLGEN <ED-MOLGEN@nic.SURFnet.nl> This message was originally submitted by pstras@RESUNIX.RI.SICKKIDS.ON.CA to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Dear Dr. Terzioglou: In Dr. Peter Ray's DNA Diagnostic lab at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada we routinely do linkage analysis on parents of affected SMA children, which requires a sample of an affected child's DNA, as well as DNA from the parents. This then allows us to perform future prenatal diagnoses in cases where the markers are informative and recombination(s) does not preclude an accurate analysis. As an adjunct to this, we are now doing deletion analysis on the SMN gene(s) of affected children, and using this information to analyze subsequent pregnancies. This is based on current literature information claiming that over 90% of SMA children have such a deletion. This test cannot stand alone as it does not apply in 100% of SMA cases, and therefore is not an absolute determinant of disease status. We are in the process of creating a quantitative test for the deletion analysis, so that we can attempt carrier detection, but this is still in the research stage. This test will not be applicable to all carriers, but to the greater majority. If you need further information, please contact us. Dr. Paula Strasberg, Associate Director, R & D DNA Diagnostic Laboratory 416-813-6590, email pstras@sickkids.on.ca fax 416-813-5086