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Scientific Programme Thursday October 20 th AM
Room :
Borduas
IDMC-5
Third Floor
SESSION 1 : DNA INSTABILITY, DIAGNOSIS AND MODEL OF MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
Session chairs : G. Gourdon and C. Pearson
8 h 30
1) Cellular factors that determine (CTG)n hypermutability in DM1
Wieringa, Be et al.
8 h 40
2) The behavior of triplet repeats in human embryonic stem cells
De Temmerman N. et al.
8 h 50
3) The expanded CTG/CAG repeat in myotonic dystrophy type 1 continues to expand in
non-dividing cells
Monckton D.G. et al.
9 h
4) A role for DNA replication and DNA repair in CTG instability at the DM1 locus
Cleary J.D. et al.
9 h 10
5) Prenatal diagnosis in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) : the Spanish experience
Martorell L. et al.
9 h 20
6) Intergenerational contraction of the CTG repeats in large families with myotonic
dystrophy.
Puymirat J. et al.
9 h 30
7) Assessment of in situ hybridization for molecular diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 2
(DM2) : pattern of tissue detection and new phenotype
Bassez G. et al.
9 h 40
8) Identification of a novel locus for myotonic dystrophy in human chromosome 16
Krahe R. et al.
9 h 50
9) Identification of a candidate gene for a multisystem myotonic disorder with
frontotemporal dementia linked to 15q21-24 chromosome (DM3)
Bonifazi E. et al.
10 h -10 h 20
Tea/coffee break
10 IDMC-5