Nell’ambito della missione tutta italiana affidataci dal G8 di portare la nostra scienza, tecnica ed umanità ad essere condivisa per un fine di salvezza per millioni di bambini si terrà a Roma dal 16 al 19 ottobre presso l’Università di Torvergata il workshop internazionale sul Trapianto di midollo osseo tenuto dal team di IME.
parteciparanno medici da oltre 26 paesi.

PROGRAM

October 16, 2006

09.00 WELCOME

09.30 A GENERAL OVERVIEW ON THE HLA SYSTEM
M.Testi (Rome)
DNA EXTRACTION: THE THEORY
M. Battarra e M. Troiano (Rome)
11.00 coffee break

11.30 WHAT IS THE ITALIAN BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY (IBMDR)
N.Sacchi (Genoa)

13.00 lunch

14:30 Group 1: AUTHOMATIC DNA EXTRACTION
P. Indigeno, M. Battarra, G. Testa (Rome)
Group 2: EVALUATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF DNA
R. Rosati, M. Amadei (Rome)
Group 3: DNA EXTRACTION BY COMMERCIAL KITS
A. Guagnano, M. Troiano (Rome)
15:15 Group 2: AUTHOMATIC DNA EXTRACTION
P. Indigeno, M. Battarra, G. Testa (Rome)
Group 3: EVALUATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF DNA
R. Rosati, M. Amadei (Rome)
Group 1: DNA EXTRACTION BY COMMERCIAL KITS
A. Guagnano, M. Troiano (Rome)

16:00 coffee break


16:15 Group 3: AUTHOMATIC DNA EXTRACTION
P. Indigeno, M. Battarra, G. Testa (Rome)
Group 1: EVALUATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF DNA
R. Rosati, M. Amadei (Rome)
Group 2: DNA EXTRACTION BY COMMERCIAL KITS
A. Guagnano, M. Troiano (Rome)

October 17, 2006

09.00 EFI ACCREDITATION AND TYPING STRATEGY
M. Andreani (Rome)

09.45 HLA LABORATORY ORGANIZATION
M. Testi (Rome)

10.30 coffee break


11.00 THE THEORY OF THE SSO TYPING
P. Kyle, Innogenetics (Belgium)

13.00 lunch

14.30 Group 1: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF SSO TYPING

PCR amplification
Gel preparation and electrophoresis
Hybridization by Autolipa
Scanning

P. Kyle, Innogenetics (Belgium)

16.00 coffee break
Group 2: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF SSO TYPING

PCR amplification
Gel preparation and electrophoresis
Hybridization by Autolipa
Scanning

P. Kyle, Innogenetics (Belgium)


17.30 INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS
P. Kyle, Innogenetics (Belgium)

October 18, 2006


09.00 THE THEORY OF SSP TYPING
K. Yousaf, Dynal HLA Diagnostics, UK

11.0 coffee break

11.30 THE THEORY OF THE SBT TYPING
A. Bontadini (Bologna)

13.00 lunch
14.30 Group 1: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE SSP TYPING
K. Yousaf, Dynal HLA Diagnostics, UK

16.00 coffee break

Group 2: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE SSP TYPING
K. Yousaf, Dynal HLA Diagnostics, UK


17.30 INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS
K. Yousaf, Dynal HLA Diagnostics, UK

October 19, 2006


09.00 ROLE OF THE DIFFERENT HLA ALLELES IN BMT OUTCOME
M. Andreani

09.30 BMT IN THALASSEMIA
Buket Erer (Roma)

10.00 MARROW UNRELATED TRANSPLANT IN THALASSEMIA
G. La Nasa

10.30 break

11.00 THE QUALITY CONTROL IN THE HLA TYPING LAB
F. Quintieri

12.00 GENERAL DISCUSSION

13.00 WORKSHOP TEST and FORM FILLING

13.30 lunch


LIST OF SPEAKERS

Amadei Michela
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Andreani Marco
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Battarra Mariarosa
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Bontadini Andrea
Ospedale Sant’Orsola, Bologna

Erer Buket
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Gardi Ilja
Commissioner of IME Foundation - Rome

Guagnano Annalisa
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Indigeno Paola
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Kyle Paul
Immunogenetics, Belgium

Lucarelli Guido
Scientific Director of IME Foundation - Rome

La Nasa Giorgio
Ospedale Binagli, Cagliari

Sacchi Nicoletta
IBMDR, Ospedale Galiera, Genoa

Quintieri Francesca
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome

Youssef Karin,
Invitrogen – Dynal, UK

Rosati Renata
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Testa Giuseppe
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Testi Manuela
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome

Troiano Maria
IME Foundation - Polyclinic of Tor Vergata, Rome