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WCMC-Q Sponsors Scientific Workshop on Brain Malformations on April 16-17
Doha, March 28 (QNA) Experts from Qatar, the United States, and Italy will present the latest scientific information regarding diagnostic features of brain malformations at a workshop in Doha sponsored by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar with Hamad Medical Corporation and Shafallah Medical Genetics Center.
The two-day workshop, which will take place on April 16 17, will provide a forum for an overview and discussion of malformations encountered in Qatar and the Arab populations in the region.
For her part, said Elizabeth Ross, M.D., Ph.D., vice chair for research, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, an organizer of the workshop along with colleagues at WCMC-Q, Hamad Medical Corporation and Shafallah Medical Genetic Center, said, "Our goal is to consider the status of accurate diagnosis, identification of genes associated with brain malformation, and prospects for enhancing care."
"Although microcephaly and related brain malformations are prevalent worldwide, Qatar and the Gulf Region are particularly important for advancing our knowledge in this field'', she added.
The frequency of consanguineous marriages increases the incidence of congenital or inherited disorders in the population, which, in turn, increases the likelihood that causative gene changes leading to a malformation can be identified," says Ross. "Qatar is also developing as a center with the cutting-edge genomic technology and bioinformatics capabilities necessary to support this research," said Ross.
"Knowledge of the genes that are related to proper brain formation is important for diagnosis and genetic counseling, but also for developing therapeutic strategies to improve birth outcomes," said Dr. Ross adding meantime, "This workshop will allow health care practitioners to present and share scientific information in this rapidly advancing field."
The workshop will be held at WCMC-Q on April 16 and at Hamad Medical Corporation on April 17.
Additional information can be obtained at: http://www.qatar-med.cornell.edu
The two-day workshop, which will take place on April 16 17, will provide a forum for an overview and discussion of malformations encountered in Qatar and the Arab populations in the region.
For her part, said Elizabeth Ross, M.D., Ph.D., vice chair for research, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, an organizer of the workshop along with colleagues at WCMC-Q, Hamad Medical Corporation and Shafallah Medical Genetic Center, said, "Our goal is to consider the status of accurate diagnosis, identification of genes associated with brain malformation, and prospects for enhancing care."
"Although microcephaly and related brain malformations are prevalent worldwide, Qatar and the Gulf Region are particularly important for advancing our knowledge in this field'', she added.
The frequency of consanguineous marriages increases the incidence of congenital or inherited disorders in the population, which, in turn, increases the likelihood that causative gene changes leading to a malformation can be identified," says Ross. "Qatar is also developing as a center with the cutting-edge genomic technology and bioinformatics capabilities necessary to support this research," said Ross.
"Knowledge of the genes that are related to proper brain formation is important for diagnosis and genetic counseling, but also for developing therapeutic strategies to improve birth outcomes," said Dr. Ross adding meantime, "This workshop will allow health care practitioners to present and share scientific information in this rapidly advancing field."
The workshop will be held at WCMC-Q on April 16 and at Hamad Medical Corporation on April 17.
Additional information can be obtained at: http://www.qatar-med.cornell.edu
