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ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne – Oral Presentations

Ophthalmic Genetics 1 – Phenotypes & Genotypes
– Inherited Retinal Disorders
Retinitis Punctata Albescens and RLBP1-Associated Phenotypes: Phenotype-Genotype Correlation and Natural History with the Aim of Gene Therapy
National Reference Centre for Inherited Sensory Diseases, University of Montpellier, Montpellier University Hospital, France. Sensgene Care Network, ERN-EYE network, France
Isabelle Meunier
Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Presenting without Night Blindness in Children. What Leads to Diagnostic Delays?
University of Iowa
Alina V Dumitrescu
NR2E3-Related Dystrophies: a Retrospective Case Series of 50 Patients. Genetic Fndings, Detailed Phenotype and Electrophysiological Analysis
CHNO des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France
Gabriel Hallali
Isolated Maculopathy And Moderate Rod–Cone Dystrophy Represent The Milder End Of The RDH12-Related Retinal Dystrophy Spectrum
Dept of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Julie De Zaeytijd
Retrospective Analysis of Ocular Findings in Patients with Biallelic Mutations in CRB1
Columbia University, New York, NY
Irene H Maumenee
Sibling concordance in lesion growth rates in Stargardt disease using ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence
Lions Eye Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
Rachael Heath Jeffery
Progression of Stargardt disease as determined by electroretinography and autofluorescence over a median period of 17 years
Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Jana Sajovic
Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy in a Ghent Cohort
Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Ine Strubbe
Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in a Large Italian Cohort of Patients with Autosomal-Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa due to Variants in RHO gene: a Longitudinal Natural History Study
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, University in Caserta, Italy
Francesco Testa
Progression Of Outer Retinal Layer Structural Changes In CNGA3 And CNGB3 – Associated Retinopathy
Clinical Institute of Medical Genetics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Nika Vrabic
Ophthalmic Genetics 2 – Mechanisms of Disease &
Preclinical Models in Ophthalmic Genetics
Polycomb Repressive Complex-2 contributes to rod photoreceptor death process in several forms of retinal degeneration
Hôpital Jules-Gonin, University of Lausanne
Yvan Arsenijevic
Shedding light on retina signaling by studying complete congenital stationary night blindness
Institute of Ophthalmology, University College of London, London
Helen Frederiksen
Toward a better understanding of ITM2B pathogenicity in a specific retinal dystrophy, and its potential role in mitochondria
Sorbonne Université, IInstitut de la Vision, Paris, France
Tasnim Ben Yacoub
Towards the gene therapy for FAM161A associated retinitis pigmentosa in a mouse model
Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital and University of Lausanne
Ning Chang
Validation of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene correction of the two most prevalent USH2A mutations in iPSC-derived retinal organoids
Univ Montpellier, Inserm, Montpellier, France
Carla Sanjurjo Soriano
Suitability of iPS-derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium (iRPE) as a Model for Lentiviral-mediated Gene Therapy (GT)
Dept Ophthalmology , University of Lausanne Fondation Asile des aveugles
Florian Udry
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford
Imran Yusuf
Bern University Hospital; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern
Pascal Escher
A Tissue-specific Allelic Hierarchy Predicts Phenotypes for USH2A-related Disorders in the RUSH2A Study
National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD
Robert Hufnagel
Ophthalmic Genetics 3 – Treatment of Inherited Retinal Disorders
Therapeutic Pipeline for Stargardt disease
Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB)
Hendrik Scholl
High Dose Vitamin A Improves a Fundus Albipunctatus-like Phenotype Related to a Novel Null Retinol Carrier -Variant
Sorbonne Université, IInstitut de la Vision, Paris, France
Vasily Smirnov
Voretigene Neparvovec Gene Therapy to Treat RPE65-mutation-associated IRDs – Experience in German Centers
UKB, Bonn; JLU, Giessen; UKT, Tübingen; LMU München, Germany
Birgit Lorenz
Select strategies for gene agnostic approches to cone photoreceptor function preservation
SparingVision
Daniel Chung
The Phase III REFLECT Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Bilateral Gene Therapy for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Bart Leroy
Session 2 – Symposium: Gene Therapy (Nuclear Genes)
- Jules François Lecturers
- FRANÇOIS LECTURE
- OcGenInvited4
- OcGenInvited5
- OcGenInvited6
- OcGenInvited7
- OcGenInvited8
- OcGenInvited9
- OcGenInvited2
- OcGenInvited3
Bart P LEROY
Ghent & Philadelphia, PA
Introduction of the Jules François Lecturers
Jean BENNETT & Albert M MAGUIRE
FRANÇOIS LECTURE:
Using Learnings from RPE65 Gene Therapy to Advance Treatments for Other Forms of Congenital Blindness
Oxford and Tubingen
Dominik Fischer
Optogenetics: The Generic Future?
Paris & Pittsburgh
José A Sahel
Untangling Phenotypes and Treating Severe Retinal Degenerations
Philadelphia
Tomas Aleman
Davis, CA
Paul Sieving
RNA Interference Treatment for CEP290-IRD
Ghent & Philadelphia
Bart P Leroy
RNA Interference Treatment for USH2A-IRD
Paris
Isabelle S Audo
Expanding AAV Transfer Capacity in the Retina
Naples
Alberto Auricchio
CRISPR/Cas9 for Inherited Retinal Disease
New York
Steven S Tsang
Ophthalmic Genetics 4 – Grand Rounds ERN-EYE Transnational (GREET) by the European Reference Network for Rare Eye Disease (ERN-EYE)
- OcGen85
- OcGen46
- OcGen32
- OcGen16
- OcGen71
- OcGen25
- OcGen9
- OcGen87
- OcGen100
- OcGen44
- OcGen94
- OcGen55
- OcGen67
- OcGen3
- OcGen50
- OcGen5
- OcGen88
- OcGen8
Strasbourg Center of Reference – Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Andreea-Alexandra Ionescu
Clinical Manifestations of the Non-Syndromic Subtype of MFSD8-associated Disease
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Hwei Wuen Chan
Early diagnosis of CDG1-associated Retinopathy
Exploration de la Vision et Neuro-Ophtalmologie, CHU de Lille, Lille, France
Sabine Defoort-Dhellemmes
A Novel Mutation in PIKfyve Causes a Multi-System Autosomal Dominant Disorder with Iris Transillumination Defects
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Ian Macdonald
Atypical X-linked Retinoschisis
Federal University of São Paulo – UNIFESP, Instituto Suel Abujamra – ISA
Mariana da Palma
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Alessia Amato
Analysis of a next generation retinopathy panel detects chromosome 1 segmental uniparental isodisomy in a patient with RPE65-related Leber congenital amaurosis
Federal University of São Paulo UNIFESP; Mendelics and Johns Hopkins University
Juliana Maria Sallum
Whole Exome Sequencing Identified Novel Homozygous ALMS1 Mutations in a Tunisian Family with Alström Syndrome
Hedi Raies Institute of Ophthalmology, Tunis, Tunisia
Asma Hassairi
Atypical Electrophysiological Profile of a Missense Mutation in BEST1
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Rebecca Schur
The Usher Syndrome 1B Spectrum Includes Mild Cases
Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Filip Van Den Broeck
An Unusual Presentation of Blue Cone Monochromatism with Foveal Hypoplasia Caused by a Novel Variant in the OPN1LW Gene
Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Giancarlo Iarossi
Clinically diagnosed dominant cystoid macular dystrophy presenting with a peculiar phenotype IRCCS
Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Alessia Amato
A Syndrome of Hearing Loss and FEVR in a Girl with Biallelic FZD4 variants
Dalhousie University
Sarah Van Der Ende
Novel biallelic AHR splice site mutation cause isolated foveal hypoplasia in Saudi patient
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Basamat Almoallem
Retinal arteriolar macroaneurysms with supravalvular pulmonic stenosis in the United Arab Emirates
Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates
Arif O Khan
Macular dystrophies with secondary CNV – diagnosis and treatment
1Eye hospital, University Medical centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martina Jarc-Vidmar
OCT-Angiography Assessing Quiescent and Active Choroidal Neovascularization In Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated with PRPH2 Pathogenic Variant
Hedi Raies Institute of Ophthalmology, Tunis, Tunisia
Asma Hassairi and Emna Othmani
Long-Term Results of Planned Preterm Delivery and Treatment of a Child with Norrie Disease
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Virginia Miraldi Utz
Retinoblastoma Session 1 –
Diagnosis, Clinical Outcome and Second Cancers
Imaging Phenotype of Retinoblastoma with MYCN Amplification without RB1 Mutation: a Multicenter Case Control Study
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Christiaan de Bloeme
Results of a Second Multicenter Prospective French National Study on the Postoperative Treatment of Unilateral Retinoblastoma after Primary Enucleation
Institut Curie
Isabelle Aerts
Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Chemotherapy for Vitreous Seeding in Retinoblastoma
Jules Gonin Eye Hospital
Christina Stathopoulos
Long-Term Efficacy, Safety and Toxicity of Intracameral Chemotherapy for Spontaneous Primary and Secondary Aqueous Seeding in Retinoblastoma
Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Université de Lausanne,Switzerland
Francis Munier
Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms In The Pediatric Age In Retinoblastoma Survivors In Argentina
Hospital JP Garrahan
Gabriela Villanueva
Retinoblastoma Session 2 – Biology and Dissemination
Description and clinical relevance of two molecular retinoblastoma subtypes
Guillermo Chantada
Preclinical Platform of Disseminated Retinoblastoma
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas – CONICET
Santiago Zugbi
MYCN amplification levels in primary retinoblastoma tumors analyzed by Multiple Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification
Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London
M Ashwin Reddy
Pan-Cancer Insights for New Retinoblastoma Therapies
Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute
Rod Bremner
H3K27Ac profiling to elucidate the epigenetic identity of retinoblastoma
Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Adeline Berger
Multimodality Treatment Including Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Disseminated Retinoblastoma
National Cancer Institute (Brazil)
Nathalia Grigorovski
Retinoblastoma Session 3 – Preclinical and early clinical research
Ocular and systemic safety of repeated intravitreal high doses of topotecan in rabbits: implications in retinoblastoma treatment.
Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Argentina
Paula Schaiquevich
High-throughput screening of drug libraries identifies a new synergistic drug combination for the treatment of retinoblastoma
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Po-Jen Tseng
Three-dimensional In Vitro Retinoblastoma Model to Evaluate Drugs in Combination with Focal Therapy
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Irina Sinenko
An Immunohistochemistry Panel as a Tool for Identifying Retinoblastoma Molecular Subtypes
Hospital de Pediatría JP Garrahan
María del Rosario Aschero
Phase I Retinoblastoma Trial of Sustained-Release Episceral Topotecan
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Brenda Gallie
Treatments Required for Retinoblastoma Following Experimental Chemoplaque Versus Standard Care
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
Isabella Janusonis
Retinoblastoma Session 4 – Minisymposium on liquid biopsies
- Introduction to the Robert Ellsworth Lecture
- Robert Ellsworth Lecture
- Rb1
- Rb18
- Rb30
- Rb2
- Rb20
- Rb9
- Invited Speaker - Botond ROSKA
Francis Munier
Lausanne
Introduction to the Robert Ellsworth Lecture
Cell Free DNA in Retinoblastoma: What we know and what we don’t know in 2021
Weill/Cornell Medical Center
David H ABRAMSON
Molecular diagnosis of retinoblastoma by circulating tumor DNA analysis
Institut Curie
Irene Jiménez
cf-DNA and EVs as Sources for Biomarkers for Early Detection of Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Heritable Retinoblastoma
University Hospital Essen and University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Nicole Barwinski
Highly Sensitive Detection Method of Retinoblastoma Genetic Predisposition and Biomarkers
Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
Lisa Golmard
The Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment monitoring of Retinoblastoma
University of Southern California, CHLA
Jesse Berry
UNIFESP São Paulo, Brazil
Luiz Fernando Teixeira
Proteomics of aqueous humor for biomarkers discovery in retinoblastoma
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
Angela Galardi
Retinal Cell Types as a Basis for Ophthalmology in the 21st Century
WHO
Botond ROSKA
Retinoblastoma Session 5 – Retinoblastoma around the World
WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer: Retinoblastoma Priority Program and Collaborations
WHO
Sandra Luna-Fineman
WHO
Didi Fabian
AMCC program in subsaharan Africa
AMCC
Laurence Desjardin
Characterization of international partnerships in global retinoblastoma care and research: A network analysis.
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Helen Dimaras
King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Yacoub A Yousef
MRI of retinoblastoma with orbital cellulitis and impact of inflammation on interpretation of metastatic risk factors
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Marcus de Jong
At what age could screening for familial be discontinued? A systematic review.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Annette Moll
Session 5 – Ophthalmic Genetics 5 Consortia & Strategies in Ophthalmic Genetics
Accelerating research in rare inherited retinal disorders (IRDs) through an international Consortium
Oregon Health & Science University – Casey Eye Institute
Mark Pennesi
Experiences of Genetic Testing Among Individuals With Retinitis Pigmentosa
Thomas Jefferson University, University hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Emily Krauss
Retina International
Orla Galvin
FFB Consortium Gene Poll: An International Assessment of IRD Gene Distribution and IRD Clinical Practices
Kellogg Eye Center -University of Michigan
Kari Branham
Practice Patterns and Needs Assessment of Ophthalmologists for Inherited Eye Disorders: Do we need a subspecialty as Ophthalmic Genetics?
Gulhane Medical Facility, Ankara, Turkey
Fulya Yaylacioglu
Patient Pathways and Actors in Rare Eye Diseases: the French Example French rare sensory disease network SENSGENE
CHRU Strasbourg, France
Caroline Iberg
Can the low income countries have ocular gene therapy?
University of Rochester
Alex Levin
RPE65-related IRDs and gene therapy: a multicentre narrative medicine to investigate patients’, caregivers’, and physicians’ expectations
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Giacomo Bacci
Telemedicine-Based Approach to Caring for Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases: Patient Satisfaction and Diagnostic Testing Completion Rates
Emory University School of Medicine
Nieraj Jain
Ophthalmic Genetics 6 – Anterior Segment & Ocular Surface & Development
Congenital Primary Aphakia Associated with Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects Syndrome (MLS)
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ken Nischal
Absence/Hypoplasia of Extraocular Muscles Associated with Anterior Segment Dysgenesis
University of Michigan
Lev Prasov
Identification of a Novel PRDM5 Mutation in a Family with Brittle Cornea Syndrome.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Phattrawan Pisuchpen
and other systemic manifestations of plasminogen deficiency, caused by variants in the PLG gene
Charité-University Hospital Berlin, Germany
Madlen Reschke
Linear Sebaceous Nevus Syndrome due to a Somatic KRAS A146T Variants
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Hannah Scanga
Ophthalmic Genetics 7 – Optic Neuropathies & Strabismus
Reversible Bilateral Vision Loss Mimicking Lhon In A Patient With Exacerbation Of Cystic Fibrosis And Opa3 Gene Mutation
Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
Lea Kovac
Identifying New Candidate Genes In Patients With Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Rola Ba-Abbad
Is it LHON?
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Austria
Katharina Valentin
A Novel Homozygous Variant in HMBS is Associated with Optic Atrophy and Pyramidal Features
University of Strasbourg, INSERM U1112 Génétique Médicale
Louise F Porter
Long-Term Follow-Up of Two Patients with LHON Caused by DNAJC30 Mutation
Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Sanja Petrovic Pajic
Autonomic Manifestations in Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Syndromes
Makati Medical Center, Makati City, Philippines
Manuel Benjamin Ibanez
Carbonic Anhydrase II Deficiency: A Rare Cause of Infantile Optic Nerve Atrophy.
Tallinn Children’s Hospital, Estonia; University of Helsinki, Finland
Eva Roomets
Phenotype analysis of 75 informative families of Indian origin with primary concomitant horizontal strabismus
Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Zia Chauduri
Expanding the Phenotype of DNM1L-Related Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (OPA5): Report of a Novel Variant with Early-onset Atrophy and Significant Intrafamilial Variability
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Hannah Scanga
Session 6 – Symposium: Mitochondrial Genetics & Optic Neuropathies
- Introduction of the Adolphe Franceschetti Lecturer
- Franceschetti Lecture
- OcGenInvited10
- OcGenInvited11
- OcGenInvited12
- OcGenInvited1
Elias I Trauboulsi
Cleveland, Ohio
Introduction of the Adolphe Franceschetti Lecturer
FRANCESCHETTI LECTURE: Choroideremia – Lessons From Research and Clinical Trials
Alberta, Canada
Ian MacDonald
New Insights into Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
London & Cambridge
Patrick Yu-Wai-Man
Gene Therapy for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Paris
Cathérine Vignal-Clermont
New insights into Dominant Optic Atrophy
Angers
Guy Lenaers
Dominant Optic Atrophy – Opportunities for Advanced Therapies
University Hospital Wales
Marcela Votruba