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Preliminary PROGRAMME
EUROPEAN CHARCOT FOUNDATION
SYMPOSIUM 2010
A Reappraisal of Nutrition and Environment
in Multiple Sclerosis
December 2, 3 and 4, 2010 Fiuggi, Italy
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Thursday December 2, 2010 |
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13.30 |
XVI European Charcot Foundation Lecture
Nutrition and Environment. Can MS be prevented? |
Ascherio, Boston |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
Discussion |
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SESSION I |
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Environment and Genes |
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15.00 |
Interactions of environment and genes in Multiple Sclerosis |
Ebers, Oxford |
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15.20 |
Genome-wide association study in a high risk group of MS patients |
Jakkula, Helsinki |
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15.40 |
The pre-disease state of Multiple Sclerosis. Results of a micro array analysis |
Achiron, Tel Hashomer |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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16.30 – 17.00 |
Coffee break |
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17.30 – 19.00 |
Integrated Satellite Symposium Novartis |
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19.30 – 20.30 |
Welcome Reception |
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Friday December 3, 2010 |
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Session II |
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Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis |
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08.30 |
A review of consequences of the vitamin D deficiency pandemic |
Dobnig, Graz |
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08.50 |
Vitamin D3 levels and subsequent relapse rate in pediatric-onset Multiple Sclerosis |
Mowry, San Francisco |
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09.10 |
Vitamin D, relapse rate and EDSS in Multiple Sclerosis. Designing a trial |
Hupperts, Maastricht |
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09.30 |
Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis |
Correale, Buenos Aires |
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09.50 |
Seasonal effect of vitamin D concentrations on Multiple Sclerosis in women. A fundamental gender difference in MS |
Killestein, Amsterdam |
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10.10 – 10.30 |
Discussion |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 |
Vitamin D as a strong environmental regulator of genetic susceptibility in MS (HLA-DRB1*1501) |
Ramagopalan, Oxford |
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11.20 |
Vitamin D supplementation in patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
Calabresi Baltimore |
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11.40 |
The blood-brain-barrier and CSF vitamin D3 levels. Does vitamin D supplementation in high doses reach the brain tissue at the lesion site? |
Holmøy, Oslo) |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
Integrated Satellite Symposium |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee break |
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Session III |
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Epidemiology of Environmental factors |
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16.00 |
Genome-wide association study in a high risk group of Multiple Sclerosis patients in Värmland, Sweden |
Boström, Kristinehamn |
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16.20 |
Is there solar forcing of MS risk? |
Sadovnick, British Columbia |
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Latitude and sunlight exposure as risk factors in Multiple Sclerosis. The Ausimmune study |
Van der Mei, Hobart |
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17.00 |
Seasonal, gestational and postnatal influences and risk of Multiple Sclerosis |
Feron, Marseille |
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Autoimmunity in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and NMO in Japan |
Kira, Fukuoka |
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17.40 – 18.00 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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20.00 |
Speakers' Dinner |
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Saturday December 4, 2010 |
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Session IV |
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Nutrition and Life Style |
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09.00 |
Change the Life style in Multiple Sclerosis patients |
Uitdehaag, Amsterdam |
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Cigarette smoking and risk of Multiple Sclerosis |
Hintzen, Rotterdam |
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Adolescent obesity and risk of Multiple Sclerosis in women |
Ascherio, Boston |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Coffee break |
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10.30 |
HDL and disability in Multiple Sclerosis. The role of vitamin D |
Weinstock-Guttman, Buffalo |
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10.50 |
Peroxidation of lipoproteins in Multiple Sclerosis |
Ferretti, Ancona |
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11.10 – 11.30 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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11.30 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
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Session V |
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Infections and MS |
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13.00 |
The role of EBV in Multiple Sclerosis |
Aloisi, Rome |
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13.20 |
Herpes virus active replication in Multiple Sclerosis.
A genetic control? |
Alvarez-Lafuente, Madrid |
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13.40 |
Intracellular bacteria can cause EAE in SJL mice, or modify self specific T cell repertoire |
Ria, Rome |
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14.00 – 14.30 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
European Charcot Foundation Young Investigators Awards |
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15.00 |
Closure |
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