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Current Pediatric Research| Volume: 22
November 28-29, 2018 | Dubai, UAE
15
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World Congress on
Pediatrics, Clinical Pediatrics and Nutrition
28
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International Conference on
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he Aim of this presentation is to give an overview of the
rapidly growing field of clinical genetics as it relates to
Pediatrics. It aims to equip doctors with some basic clinical
skills to tackle their encounter with a suspected genetic
disorder. This is achieved by giving an overview of the types
of genetic disorders encountered in everyday practice. By
introducing the clues to suspect a genetic disease and a
guide of what to do afterwards. By explaining the underlying
rationale of why we need to diagnose genetic syndromes,
and how we go about doing that. Practical examples from the
clinic will be given throughout the presentation. With these
examples, some sophisticated molecular and cytogenetic
investigative tools will be introduced- including when they are
or are not indicated, and what to do with the intriguing results.
Speaker Biography
Jumana Y Al-Aama is a Professor and Consultant of Medical Genetics, Chairman of the
Department of Genetic Medicine and Director of the Princess Al-Jawhara Al Brahim
Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders at King Abdulaziz University
(KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is Certified by the Canadian College of Medical
Genetics and by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health. She is a member of
the board of Directors of the Princess Aljawhara Center of Molecular Medicine and
Genetic Disorders at the Gulf University in Bahrain. She is also the Founding Specialty
Chief Editor of (Frontiers in Genetic Disorders and Frontiers in Pediatric Genetic
Disorders) based in Geneva, and an academic editor for the PLOS One journal of
Science. She was Visiting Professor at Beijing Genomic Institute (BGI) College in China
from December 2012 – 2016. She has 116 publications in international journals with
3932 citations and H-index of 26. She has won several research awards including Best
Health Sciences Researcher at KAU for 2018. She has given invited talks in international
conferences in several countries including France, Spain, China, Malaysia and others.
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jalama@kau.edu.saJumana Y Al-Aama
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Medical Genetics for the Pediatrician: “Howmuch do you really need to know?”
Jumana Y Al-Aama, Pediatrics and Clinical Pediatrics 2018
& Nursing Practice 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C2-004