The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

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genetic analysis/genetic counselling

[S2] Symposium 2
How to deal with the results of genetic testing in pediatric neurology practice: from selection to accurate interpretation and explanation

Thu. Jun 15, 2017 9:10 AM - 11:10 AM Room No.3 (10F Conference Room 1001-1002)

Chair:Kenji Kurosawa(Division of Medical Genetics, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center), Yukiko Kuroda(Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)

[Aim]
Pediatric neurologist needs to explain the results of genetic testing with the development of next generation sequencing and microarray technology. The symposium is focused on the selection, decision, and accurate interpretation for genetic testing. The panelists will make presentations about application, clinical utility, and limitation of genetic testing and genetic counseling with reference to clinical cases. The symposium will provide an insight into the significance of genetic testing for pediatric neurological disorders.

[S2-3] 3）Genetic testing for neuromusculardisorders

○Arakawa Reiko1,2, Kaori Hino1,3, Shinichi Hosokawa2,4, Yuri Kitamura1,5, Yuji Kubo1,6,7, Ryoko Aoki1, Mari Urano1, Kayoko Saito1,2 (1.Institute of Medical Genetics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 2.Affiliated Field of Medical Genetics, Division of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Graduate Course of Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 3.Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan, 4.National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 5.Department of Pediatrics of Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 6.Toppan Printing Co.,Ltd., 7.Riken Genesis Co.,Ltd.)