Genetics and Genomics of Rare Kidney Disease: ISN-Indian SN Joint Session

15 Apr 2024 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Hall E
PaulaCoccia Chairperson ArgentinaHospital Italianod de Buenos Aires
Shyam BihariBansal Chairperson IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India

Session Description:
Our understanding of genetic kidney diseases, genetic risks and the importance of genetic counseling has grown tremendously over the last decade. This session will review the latest advances in our understanding of rare genetic diseases, how genome wide association studies can provide clues to pathogenesis, an update in X-linked genetic diseases in women and roles for prenatal counseling for genetic kidney diseases.
Learning Objectives:
Identify how prenatal and peri-implantation genetic counseling can be useful to patients. Review recent trends in rare genetic kidney diseases in India. Understand how GWAS studies help us understand pathomechanisms of complex kidney diseases and traits.

Time Session
9 a.m.
9:18 a.m.
Genomics of Rare Genetic Diseases: Experiences From India
VinodScaria Speaker vinods@igib.inIndiaVishwanath Cancer Care Foundation & Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
9:18 a.m.
9:36 a.m.
On the Way to Translate GWAS into Kidney Disease Mechanisms
KrzysztofKiryluk Speaker United StatesColumbia University
9:36 a.m.
9:54 a.m.
X-linked Kidney Disorders in Women
MichelleRheault Speaker rheau002@umn.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Minnesota
9:54 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
Prenatal/Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling for Genetic Kidney Disorders
NineKnoers Speaker v.v.a.m.knoers@umcg.nlNetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Q and A