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MeetingsThe First South American Workshop on Genomics and Community Genetics 2005 Genetics and Population Health 2004 Community Genetics in Asia 2004 Bangalore 2002
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First International Workshop on Consanguinity, Endogamy and Cultural DivesityLeeds, 14 & 15 December, 2000Local Organizers: Scientific Organizing Committee Principal Sponsor Supported by PROGRAMME THURSDAY 14 September 2000 09.45-10.00 hrs. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Professor Alan Bittles, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 09.50-11.00 hrs. SESSION I. DETERMINANTS OF ENDOGAMY & CONSANGUINITY Chair: Professor Alan Bittles, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 09.50 Social, Tribal & Cultural Anthropology of Endogamy & Consanguinity Dr Alison Shaw, Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K. 10.30 Demographics, Correlates & Future Projections Dr Rafat Hussain, University of New England, Armidale, Australia 11.00-11.30 hrs. Coffee Break 11.30-12.30 hrs. SESSION II GENE POOLS OF ENDOGAMOUS/CONSANGUINEOUS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES Chair: Professor Michael Patton, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K. 11.30 Community Genetics in an Endogamous Jewish Population Dr Ian Ellis, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, U.K. 12.00 The Irish Traveller Community Dr David Croke, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland 12.30-13.30 hrs. Lunch. 13.30-15.00 hrs. SESSION IIIa CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ENDOGAMOUS & CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES Chair: Professor Bernadette Modell, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, U.K. 13.30 What the Bradford Pakistani Population Can Teach Us Professor Bob Mueller, University of Leeds, U.K. 14.00 Eye Disease in the Indian sub-Continent Dr Stella Hornby, The Radcliffe Infirnary, Oxford, U.K. 14.30 Clinical Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriages in Turkey Professor Ergul Tuncbilek, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 15.00-15.30 hrs. Tea Break 15.30-17.30 hrs. SESSION IIIb CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ENDOGAMOUS & CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES Chair: Professor Ian Young, City Hospital, Nottingham, U.K. 15.30 Immunogenetics and Disease in Ethnic Communities of Manchester Dr Malcolm Taylor, St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester, U.K. 16.00 Haemoglobinopathies and Genetic Disease in Oman Professor Michael Patton, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K. 16.30 Trends in First Cousin Marriages among Israeli Arabs, 1949-1995 Dr Guy Kenan, Central Bureau of Statistics, Jerusalem, Israel 17.00 Free Discussion 19.30 hrs. Workshop Dinner.
FRIDAY 15 September 2000 09.00-11.00 hrs. SESSION IV IMPLICATIONS OF ENDOGAMOUS & CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE Chair: Dr Ala'din Alwan, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 09.00 The Global Perspective Professor Alan Bittles, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 09.30 The UK Perspective Professor Waqar Ahmad, University of Leeds, U.K. 10.00 Emerging Issues in the USA Ms. Robin Bennett, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. 10.30-11.00 hrs. Coffee Break 11.00-12.30 hrs. SESSION Va GENETIC COUNSELLING FOR ENDOGAMOUS & CONSANGUINEOUS COMMUNITIES Chair: Professor Waqar Ahmad, University of Leeds, U.K. 11.00 Should Cousins Marry? Professor John Edwards, University of Oxford, U.K. 11.30 Birth Defects in Consanguineous Communities Professor Ian Young, City Hospital, Nottingham, U.K. 12.30 Access to Genetic Services by Ethnic Communities in the UK Dr Aamra Darr, Bingley, U.K. 12.30-13.30 hrs. Lunch. 13.30-15.30 hrs. SESSION Vb GENETIC COUNSELLING FOR ENDOGAMOUS & CONSANGUINEOUS COMMUNITIES Chair: Dr Angus Clarke, University College of Medicine Cardiff, U.K. 13.30 Attitudes to Consanguineous Marriages in the Middle East Mr Jon Pederson, Fafo, Oslo, Norway 14.00 Community Genetics Professor Bernadette Modell, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, U.K. 14.30-15.30 hrs SUMMING UP AND GENERAL DISCUSSION Chair: Professor Alan Bittles, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 15.30 hrs. MEETING CLOSE
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