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SYMPOSIUM 'Huntington´s Disease: A multidisciplinary approach' in Leuven, Belgium

at the Provinciehuis in Leuven, Belgium. Organised by the Center of Human Genetics (http://www.kuleuven.be/psychogen/SymposiumHD2007).

Programme
(Thursday, May 31, 2007)

13:30  Registration and coffee
14:00  Welcome 
Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Fryns
Clinical Genetics (Leuven)
14:10  Video Message 
Prof. Dr. Marc Vervenne
Rector K.U. Leuven
14:20  Huntington´s Disease: A neurological perspective 
Prof. Dr. Wim Vandenberghe
Neurology (Leuven)
14:50  Huntington´s Disease: Behavioural/psychatric perspective 
Dr. David Craufurd
Genetic Clinic (Manchester, U.K.)
15:25  Predictive testing for Huntington´s Disease: A psychological perspective 
Dr. Marleen Decruyenaere
Psychological Genetics (Leuven)
15:55  Some general lessons from Huntington´s Disease 
Prof. Dr. Peter Harper
(Cardiff, U.K.)
16:30  A patient association´s perspective 
Mrs. Bea De Schepper
President of the European HD Association
16:40  Closing comments on psychological/ethical complexity 
Prof. Dr. Gerry Evers-Kiebooms
Psychological Genetics (Leuven)

Registration will be possible by post or email before May 15, 2007 (the number of participants is limited). In order to get the registration form and meeting brochure, please visit the website (see link below).

Meeting secretariat
phone: +32 16 34 60 81
fax: +32 16 34 60 44
email:
website: http://www.kuleuven.be/psychogen/SymposiumHD2007[back]