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GENETICS GRAND ROUNDS
Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics
The Hospital for Sick Children
Thursday, January 15th, 2014
9:00 am to 10:00 am, Main Auditorium, SickKids
“Found in Translation: New Insights into the
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Marfan
syndrome and Related Disorders”
Hal Dietz, MD
Victor A. McKusick Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Director, William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research
Institute of Genetic Medicine
Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Molecular Biology & Genetics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Objectives:
1. The participant will be able to discriminate between related connective tissue diagnosis on the basis of
clinical and molecular evaluations.
2. The participant will be able to apply diagnostic-specific therapeutic protocols.
3. The participant will become familiar with emerging therapeutic strategies for Marfan syndrome and related
disorders.
VIDEOCONFERENCED AT NYGH IN CR -190
(3RD FLOOR GENETICS)
“This event is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification
Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada”