Poster Presentations Fanconi Anemia Scientific Symposium
October 19 - 22, 2006, North Bethesda, Maryland
Ali, Abdullah Cincinnati Children's Hosptial Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio A Generic Method for Isolating Multiprotein Complexes Involved in FA Pathway

Al-Rahawan, Mohamad M. National Cancer Institute, NIH Children's National Medical Center, Rockville, Maryland Predictive Markers of Myelodysplastic Syndrome in the Bone Marrow of Patients with Fanconi Anemia

Auerbach, Arleen D. Laboratory of Human Genetics and Hematology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York

Cancer among Fanconi Anemia Heterozygotes
Bakker, Sietske
Clinical and Human Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Achilles Heel of Fanconi Anemia
Barber, Lousie
Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, South Mimms, United Kingdom

Identification of a Novel Helicase Involved in Fanconi Anaemia Repair
Bitan, Menachem Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel Fanconi Anemia Patients Transplanted with Fludaribine-based Protocols Benefit from Less Morbidity Peritransplantation

Bogliolo, Massimo
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France Evidence for a Connection between Fanconi Anemia and Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Boulton, Simon J.
Cancer Research UK, South Mimms, United Kingdom FANCD2 and the FA Pathway are Largely Conserved in C. elegans

Briot, Delphine Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France TNF-a Overproduction in Fanconi Anemia: Involvement of MMP-7

Bueren, Juan A.
CIEMAT, Hematopoiesis and Gene Therapy Division, Madrid, Spain Towards the Development of Efficient and Safe Gene Therapy Protocols for Fanconi Anemia

Casado, Jose A.
CIEMAT, Hematopoiesis and Gene Therapy Division, Madrid, Spain A Comprehensive Strategy for the Genetic Subtyping of Fanconi Anemia Patients

Castella, Maria
Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Molecular Characterization of Four Exceptional Fanconi Anemia Patients from Spain
Castella, Maria
Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Study of the Relationship between GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Polymorphisms, Sensitivity to DEB and MMC and Severity of the Disease in Fanconi Anemia Patients

Chen, Fei Dept. of Hematology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Identification and Characterization of Novel FANCA Gene Mutations in FA-A Patients of Chinese Population

Coelho, Elielton R.
Dept. de Genetica Medica, Instituto Fernandes Figueira Univ. Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Detection of High-risk Human Papillomavirus in the Oral Cavity of Fanconi Anemia Patients

Delannoy, Mathieu Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland Direct Visualization of hFANCD2 and Its Complexes with DNA

Demuth, Ilja
Institute for Human Genetics, Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

hSNM1B and TRF2 Cooperate in Response to DNA Damage
Desjardins, Sylvie
CHUL Research Centre, Laval University, Quebec, Canada Determination of FANCF Sequence Variation in High-risk Non-BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Families and Promoter Hypermethylation

Dufour, Carlo
Dept. of Paediatric-Hematology Oncology, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genova, Italy

Trial CD 001 with Anti-TNF-a (Etanercept) in FA Patients
Ertem, Mehmet
Depts. of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Ankara University of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Fanconi Anemia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Ertem, Mehmet
Depts. of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Ankara University of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Stem Cell Transplantation for Fanconi Anemia without Radiation: A Single Center Experience in Turkey

Farah, Roula
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon Subsequent Occurrence of ALL and a Brain Tumor in a 13-month-old Child with Fanconi Anemia

Farah, Roula
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes in Lebanon: Pilot Data from the Lebanese Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Group

Gangopadhyay, Nupur N.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lymphocyte Progenitor Cells Can Facilitate Syngeneic and Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation

Giri, Neelam Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland Immune Function Studies in Fanconi Anemia

Godthelp, Barbara Dept. of Toxicogenetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands A Role for FANCM and FANCJ within the General FA DNA Damage Response Pathway

Grant, Stephen G.
Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Distinctive Increased Levels of Somatic Mutation in Homozygotes and Heterozygotes for Inactivating Mutation in the FA/BRCA Pathway of DNA Repair

Guervilly, Jean-Hugues Laboratory of Genomes and Cancer, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Early Events in FA Pathway Activation
Hejna, James
Dept. of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon Cytoplasmic FANCC Is Not Required for a Normal Response to Interstrand Crosslink Damage

Hoatlin, Maureen E. Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon A Cell-Free Assay to Screen for Compounds that Modulate the Fanconi/BRCA Pathway

Hussain, Shobbir Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Characterisation of the FANCG-BRCA2 Interaction
Jacquemont, Celine

Divs. of Human Biology and Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

Proteasome Inhibitors Inhibit the Fanconi Anemia Pathway and DNA Damage Response
Kim, H. Jeffrey

National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland

Otologic Manifestations of Fanconi Anemia
Lambert, Muriel W.

Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey Alpha Spectrin Interacts with Functionality Important Proteins in the Nucleus and the Relevance of This to Fanconi Anemia

Langevin, Fred

MRC Laboratory of Melocular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom DNA Damage and Cell Cycle Transition Do Not Determine the Assembly of the FA Core Complex

Levitus, Marieke Dept. of Clinical and Human Genetics, Vrije Univesiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Towards Identification of FANCI
Liu, Johnson M. Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York Persistent DNA Crosslink-induced Damage Response Foci in Fanconi Anemia Mutant-derived Primary Cells

Lyakhovich, Alex Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain FANCD2 Binding to Telomere DNA Sequence Serves Additional Function

Lyakhovich, Alex Dept. of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Disruption of FA-BRCA Pathway by RNAi as Therapeutic Approach for Cancer Treatment

Marini, Federica
Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy Identification and Characterization of Novel Factors Involved in interstrand Cross-link Repair

Meyer, Stefan

Dept. of Paediatric Oncology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Overexpression of EVI1 with 3q Aberration in FA-AML: Implications for the Biology of FA-associated Leukaemia

Mohan, Sheila Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai, India

A Report from the Registry for Fanconi Anemia in India
Nakanishi, Koji

Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Mildly Impaired Homology-directed DNA Repair in a BRCA2-Deficient FA-D1 Cell Line

Navarro, Susana

Hematopoiesis and Gene Therapy Division, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain Compensatory Mechanisms in Late Erythroid Precursors in FA-D1 Mice

Neveling, Kornelia

Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

Case Report of a Consanguineous FA-J Family
Pagano, Giovanni Italian National Cancer Institute, NIH, Avellino, Italy In Vivo Prooxidant States in Fanconi Anemia vs. a Set of Cancer-Prone Genetic Diseases

Pang, Qishen Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Tumor Necrosis Factor-mediated Inflammation Exacerbates Genomic Instability and Promotes Leukemia Development

Polgreen, Lynda Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Glucose and Insulin Abnormalities in Children with Fanconi Anemia

Rio, Paula Hematopoiesis and Gene Therapy Division, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain Studying the Role of BRIP1 and Interacting Proteins in FA-J Spanish Patients

Roomi, M. Waheed The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada In Vitro Inhibition of MMPs, Invasion and Growth of Human FANCA and FANCC Lymphoblasts by a Unique Nutrient Mixture

Root, Heather The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Role of Fanconi Anemia Proteins in ALT-Immortalized Human Cells

Rosenberg, Philip Div. of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rockville, Maryland

Cancer Risks in Fanconi Anemia: Experience of the German Fanconi Anemia Registry
Saadatzadeh, Mohammad-Reza Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Enhanced TNF-alpha-Mediated Apoptosis in Fanconi Anemia Type C Deficient Cells Involves JNK Activation

Sanchez, Griselda National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland Immortalized Primary Cultures of Normal Oral Squamous Epithelium, a Novel Tool to Explore the Role of Signaling Pathways

Sobeck, Alexandra T. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon Regulated Recruitment of Fanconi Anemia Proteins to DNA Replication and Repair Intermediates

Stone, Stacie N. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon Immunoisolation and Partial Characterization of Fanconi Anemia Protein Complexes in Xenopus Egg Extracts

Takata, Minoru Kawasaki Medical School, Hiroshima University, Kurashiki, Japan Chromatin Loading and Focus Formation of FancC is Dependent on FancD2 in DT40 Cells

Taniguchi, Toshiyasu Divs. of Human Biology and Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

Reactivation of BRCA2/FANCD1 in Ovarian Cancer Cells during Cisplatin Treatment
Toennies, Holger Institute of Human Genetics, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Pilot I-FISH Study for the Early Detection of Clonal Aberrations in Peripheral Blood Cells of Fanconi Anemia Patients

Wang, Weidong Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland Studies of New Components of the Fanconi Anemia Core Complex

Xia, Bing Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Control of BRCA2/FANCD1 DNA Repair and Clinical Functions by a Nuclear Partner, PALB2

Xiao, Hui Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Fanconi Anemia/BRCA Pathway Activity in Lymphoma Cell Lines

Zhang, K.,
presented by Man Luo
Zhangnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China FANCF Gene Methylation is a Rare Event in Hematological Malignancies

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