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__________________________________________________________________________ Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Sixth Annual WORLD PHARMACEUTICAL CONGRESS June 11-13, 2007 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.WorldPharmaCongress.com CHI’s World Pharmaceutical Congress encompasses current trends in the pharmaceutical industry – the most stubborn challenges and the most exciting breakthroughs. The event will feature leading scientists from around the world, presenting their important work in a format designed to provide helpful and useful information, along with compelling roundtable discussions and abundant networking opportunities. __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - April 05, 2007 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, La Merie S.L, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Genetic Factors In Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Abstract) This review examines key findings in the growing body of evidence that genetic factors play an important role in the development of Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000009.html - Heterozygous Mutations In TREX1 Cause Familial Chilblain Lupus And Dominant Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (Abstract) Scientists report a heterozygous TREX1 mutation causing familial chilblain lupus. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000008.html - Preventing Cancer Without Killing Cells Inducing senescence in aged cells may be sufficient to guard against spontaneous cancer development. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000007.html - Autoantibody Production By Perturbed B Cells Chronic low-level expression of a molecule called 'thymic stromal lymphopoietin' (TSLP) can greatly alter the development of antibody-producing B cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000006.html - Prostate Cancer Risk Variants Several newly identified genetic variants on chromosome 8 are associated with increased risk of developing prostate cancer. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000005.html - Genetic Variant Associated With Susceptibility To Osteoarthritis A variant in a gene called GDF5 is associated with the risk of developing osteoarthritis. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000004.html - From A And B To O: Towards Universal Red Blood Cells A way of converting blood from groups A, B and AB into group O is described. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000003.html - 'Semi-Identical' Twins Discovered Researchers have discovered a pair of twins who are identical through their mother's side, but share only half their genes on their father's. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000002.html - A Light-Switch For Brain Cells An elegant technique using light to control the activity of brain cells is described. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2007/000001.html - Genes behind fatal lung disease identified Scientists at Maryland's Johns Hopkins University say they have identified the genetic mutations that trigger a hereditary form of fatal lung disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000043.html - Scientists identify a gene that may suppress colorectal cancer Gene study hints at potential new target for cancer therapy, detection and prevention http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000042.html - Calcium Plaque Build-up in the Arteries Leads to Coronary Heart Disease in Multi-Ethnic Groups Low Calcium Build-up in certain ethnic groups can still mean the same risk as high calcium build-up in other ethnic groups. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000041.html - Tiny, Spontaneous Gene Mutations May Boost Autism Risk Spontaneous deletions and genetic duplications were found to be ten times more prevalent in sporadic cases of autism spectrum disorders. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000040.html - Cancer-Specific Imaging in Mice New imaging compound in mice that selectively binds to certain cancer cells and glows, or fluoresces, only when processed by these cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000039.html - Surprising Pattern of Influenza Spread in South America and Tropics Influenza epidemics found to spread from the equator towards more populous regions of the Southeast and South of Brazil. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000038.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! 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The event will feature leading scientists from around the world, presenting their important work in a format designed to provide helpful and useful information, along with compelling roundtable discussions and abundant networking opportunities. The current trends comprising this year’s World Pharmaceutical Congress are: • Cell-Based Assays for HTS • Microdosing & Phase 0: to Predict Failure and Success • Hit to Lead to Optimization • Disease Models • Cardiotoxicity and Safety __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2007