Lynch syndrome (LS) is an inherited condition caused by pathogenic variants in DNA genes which result in an increased risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other cancers. LS affects approximately 1 in 300-1 in 400 people, with 200,000-300,000 people likely to have this condition in the UK. It is estimated that only 5% of people with …
Lynch syndrome (LS) is an inherited condition caused by pathogenic variants in DNA genes which result in an increased risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other cancers. LS affects approximately 1 in 300-1 in 400 people, with 200,000-300,000 people likely to have this condition in the UK. It is estimated that only 5% of people with …
This funded two day virtual course on Monogenic Diabetes is aimed at consultants, SpRs and experienced DSNs, and is designed to help busy clinicians recognise and treat patients with MODY and other forms of monogenic diabetes. It will focus on the current practices and new developments in the management of monogenic diabetes. Highlights include: Strategies …
Cancer Genomics: The Impact of Genomics on Cancer Research, Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care This latest report from Front Line Genomics showcases progress made across the cancer genomics field, areas of transformative research and how this could translate into clinic in the future. Contributors include Anju Kulkarni, Consultant Clinical Geneticist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ …
Medics 4 Rare Diseases and the RSM bring together a faculty of top speakers to explore how rare diseases are relevant in everyday clinical medicine. The rare disease and genomic field is changing rapidly and continuing medical education is desperately needed in order to make full use of new innovation and therapies. The live …
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What is the Virtual Cancer Genetics Course? This virtual course will teach the core concepts of risk stratification using family history as a tool to enable patients to access appropriate management strategies. Participants will be equipped with the basics of cancer genetic counselling and sessions will include approaches to genetic testing, management of …
Join the the UK’s largest genomics and biodata event this year online. The Festival spans everything from sample collection and preparation, through sequencing and genomic data analysis, to the integration of phenotypic and other biodata to make meaningful research and clinical decisions. The ultimate focus of the Festival is to deliver the benefits of genomics …
Dr Melita Irving on Genomics and Diagnostic Odysseys Melita Irving is a consultant in the clinical genetics department at Guy’s and St Thomas’, which provides a regional service across south London, Kent and east Sussex. She has established multidisciplinary paediatric clinics in skeletal dysplasia and achondroplasia at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. She has published …
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Join the Westminster Health Forum’s online conference on Technology in the NHS – innovation, uptake and regulation. Areas for discussion include: the way forward for technology implementation in the context of ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan what has been learned from the role of healthcare technologies in the response to COVID-19 – …
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