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Genomics of Common Diseases

 
  March 01, 2007  
     
 
Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
7th - 10th July 2007


The availability of whole genome association studies has started to re-define the genetic architecture of common diseases, and over the next 3-5 years will reveal new susceptibility genes for a wide range of these disorders. This is shifting the strategic emphasis of common disease genetics, from identification of susceptibility genes to understanding of mechanisms and potential applications. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary year of the founding of Nature Genetics, this meeting will aim to address the following topics: The state of the art in genome-wide association studies, accross a range of common diseases The transition from knowledge of susceptibility genes to understaning of mechanism Population genetics, genome evolution and structural variation in common disease genetics Th utility of risk prediction based on genetic and other available tests Ethical, legal and social implications of personal genetic information
 
 
Organized by: Wellcome Trust/Nature Genetics
Invited Speakers: Session Chairs: Goncalo Abecasis Tim Aitman David Altshuler Martin Bobrow Nigel Carter Aravinda Chakravarti Vivian Cheung Judy Cho Peter Donnelly Helen Hobbs Muin Khoury Augie Kong Rick Lifton Edison Liu Deborah Nickerson Bruce Ponder Molly Przeworski Charmaine Royal Eddy Rubin Steve Scherer Confirmed speakers: Aida Al Aqueel Allan Balmain David Bentley John Blangero Lon Cardon Bill Cookson David Cox Philippe Froguel Richard Gibbs Len Pennacchio Jonathan Pritchard Nazneen Rahman Elio Riboli Yijun Ruan Jonathan Sebat Kari Stefansson John Todd
 
Deadline for Abstracts: 20th April 2007
 
Registration: 1 March - 20th April 2007 Registration: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/conferences
E-mail: p.vandervalk@wtconference.org.uk
 
   
 
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