Preliminary program, Annual Symposium STOET
Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Congreszaal Juliana, April 4th, 2008

 

Opening - H.F.A. Vasen
Lynch syndrome and familial colorectal cancer - Chair: J. Kleibeuker, F. Menko
09.00Gene conversion rates between PMS2 and its pseudogene PMS2CL; impact on the reliability of current mutation scanning - H. van der Klift
09:10
Compound heterozygosity for two MSH2 mutations suggests mild consequences of the initiation codon mutation c.1A>G of MSH2 – M. Kets
09:20Underutilization of MSI-analysis in patients with colorectal cancer at high risk for Lynch Syndrome - M.G.F. van Lier
09:30
A tailored implementation strategy is effective to involve pathologists in the recognition of patients at risk for Lynch syndrome – L. Overbeek
09:40 Multidisciplinary national guidelines on hereditary colorectal cancer: a central role for molecular testing for the early recognition of Lynch syndrome - M. Ligtenberg
09:50
Mutation prediction models in Lynch syndrome: external validation in a clinical genetics setting - D. Ramsoekh
10:00
Screening for small bowel cancer in Lynch syndrome by capsule endoscopy: announcement of a Dutch multi-centre study - J.H. Kleibeuker
10:10Annual gynecological surveillance in Lynch Syndrome - J. de Hullu
10:20
Prevalence of adenomas in familial colorectal cancer (the FACTS study) - A.E. van der Meulen - de Jong
10:30
BMI and colorectal adenomas in familial colorectal cancer - A. Botma
10:40 Tea / coffee
Polyposis syndromes, hereditary pancreatic cancer and familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome - Chair: F. Nagengast
11:10High frequency of copy neutral LOH in MUTYH-associated polyposis carcinomas - J. Middeldorp
11:20MUTYH-associated polyposis carcinomas frequently alter HLA class I expression as an immune-evasive mechanism - Noel F.C.C. de Miranda
11:30Genotype-phenotype correlations in MUTYH associated polyposis (MAP) - M.C. Joerink-van der Beld
11:40Patient-related outcomes of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP): compliance, distress and life course - K.F.L. Douma
11:50Endoscopic ultrasonography is a valuable tool with high yield in screening of patients at hig-risk for pancreatic cancer - I. Kluijt
12:00
Results of surveillance for hereditary pancreatic cancer using annual MRICP - W.H. de Vos
12:10
Effectiveness of screening for melanoma in families with a foundermutation in CDKN2A - J. van der Rhee
12:20 Lunch
Von Hippel Lindau syndrome and prostate cancer - Chair M. Breuning
13:30 Invited lecture: "An update on the Von Hippel Lindau syndrome" –
Prof.dr. P. Maxwell, Professor of Nephrology, Imperial College London
14:00Invited lecture "Identification of prostate cancer genes: family or population studies?" Prof.dr. L.A. Kiemeney, Radboud Medical Center, Nijmegen
Hereditary breast cancer
14:30
Multi-disciplinary assessment of unclassified variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes identified by clinical genetic testing – R.B. van der Luijt
14:40
The use of splice site prediction programs as a reliable tool to select intronic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 that affect RNA splicing – M.P.G. Vreeswijk
14:50
Physical activity and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers in the Netherlands – A.Pijpe
15:00
An example of gene-environment interaction: mammography screening and radiation-induced breast cancer among women with a familial or genetic predisposition- MC Jansen-van der Weide
15:10Benefits and risks of breast cancer screening among women with a familial or genetic predisposition: validation of a simulation model using published data- G.H. De Bock
15:20 Tea / Coffee
 Hereditary breast cancer - Chair L. Beex
15:40
Emil van Slooten lecture "20 Years research in hereditary breast cancer" - Prof.dr. J.G.M. Klijn, Department of Medical Oncology, Rotterdam Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam
16:10
Sensitivity to first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers - M. Kriege
16:20
The impact of a false positive MRI on the choice for mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers is limited - N. Hoogerbrugge
16:30 The impact of a BRCA support-information group on the choice for a preventive mastectomy is limited - K.M. Landsbergen
16:40 Closure followed by drinks