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Tuesday, 8 June 2004

 

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08.00 – 19.30

Registration open

 

 

08.00 – 09.00

Posters

 

Hall Agora 2

         

09.00 – 10.00

Symposium 5
Oestrogen

Chair: J. Compston (Cambridge, UK),
H. van Leeuwen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
 

 

Athena Theatre

I022   Estrogens, androgens and the regulation of bone remodeling   R. Baron (New Haven, USA)
I023   Clinical role for estrogen replacement and SERMS after Women's Health Initiative   J. Stevenson (London, UK)
         

10.00 – 11.00

Oral Presentations 7
Hormones

Chair: J. Compston (Cambridge, UK),
H. van Leeuwen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
 

 

Athena Theatre

OP031   Gene therapy with growth hormone alone normalizes bone mass and bone structure in hypophysectomized MICE
ECTS Young Investigator Award
  N. Ditzel (Odense, Denmark)
OP032   DLK1/PREF-1 (EGF-like homeotic protein) inhibits gene expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) - binding proteins during osteoblast differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells   B. Abdallah (Odense, Denmark)
OP033   Ghrelin is expressed in human bone cells and enhances the proliferation of osteoblasts   B. Van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
OP034   Novel insights into the mechanism of action of vitamin D metabolites in bone: evidence for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 synthesis by osteoblasts and direct stimulation of mineralization
ECTS Young Investigator Award
  M. Van Driel (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
OP035   An upstream region of mouse osteoprotegerin binds estrogen receptor and contributes to estrogen responsiveness   M. Rumpler (Vienna, Austria)
         

11.00 – 12.45

Coffee and Posters

 

Hall Agora 2

12.00 – 12.45

Lunch

 

 

         

12.45 – 14.00

Workshop 5
Biomineralization

Chair: G. Boivin (Lyon, France),
S Ralston (Aberdeen, UK)
 

 

Athena Theatre

I024   Analysis of bone mineral by qBEI   P. Roschger (Vienna, Austria)
I025   Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of bone mineral and collagen cross-links   A. Boskey (New York, USA)
I026   Microscopy for mineralised tissues in bones   A. Boyde (London, UK)
         

12.45 – 14.00

Workshop 6
Case Presentations

Chair: R. Civitelli (St Louis)

 

Hermès Theatre

 

    A case of tumour induced osteomalacia; diagnosis and response to treatment   M. Davie (Oswestry, UK)
    Primary hypoparathyroidism resistant to conventional therapy   J. Gallacher (Glasgow, UK)
    A young women with headache and skull abnormalities: a long road to a simple diagnosis   M. C. Zillikens & H. A. P. Pols (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
         

14.00 – 15.00

Symposium 6
Genetics of Osteoporosis

Chair: G. Carle (Nice, France),
A. Uitterlinden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
 

 

Athena Theatre

I027   Progress in detecting osteoporosis susceptibility genes   T. Spector (London, UK)
I028   Quantitating the effects of polygenes by meta-analysis   J. Ioannidis (Ioannina, Greece)
         

15.00 – 16.00

Oral Presentations 8
Genetics

Chair: G. Carle (Nice, France),
A. Uitterlinden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
 

 

Athena Theatre

OP036   Loci for regulation of BMD in men and women: the Famos study   S. Ralston (Aberdeen, UK)
OP037  

Ethnic variation in haplotype structure of the complete VDR gene and association with fracture risk
ECTS Young Investigator Award

  Yue Fang (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
OP038   Polymorphisms of oestrogen receptor alpha predict bone loss in perimenopausal women
ECTS Young Investigator Award
 

U. Pettersson (Aberdeen, UK)

OP039   Gene interaction between estrogen receptor alpha and IGF-I determines hip bone strength in elderly men   F. Rivadeneira (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
OP040   LDL-receptor related protein 5 gene polymorphisms influence the normal variation of bone mineral density   A. Koay (Oxford, UK)
         

16.00 – 16.30

 

Coffee Break

 

 

         

16.30 – 17.30

Oral Presentations 9
PTH

Chair: C. Silve (Paris, France),
J. Reeve (Cambridge, UK)
 

 

Athena Theatre

OP041   Resistance to the bone anabolic effect of PTH(1-34) on an isocaloric low protein diet   P. Ammann (Geneva, Switzerland)
OP042   Arrestins regulate bone remodeling induced by ovariectomy and intermittent PTH treatment  

S. L. Ferrari (Geneva, Switzerland)

OP043   Role of osteoblastic matrix metalloproteinases (MMP’s) on the anabolic action of parathyroid hormone in vivo  

V. Geoffroy (Paris, France)

OP044   Anabolic actions of PTH are associated with an early inhibition of mineralization in vivo
ECTS Young Investigator Award
  G. Pettway (Ann Arbor, USA)
OP045   High-impact exercise and bone mineral density in randomly selected population of premenopausal women
ECTS Young Investigator Award
  A. Vainionpää (Oulu, Finland)
         

17.30 – 19.30

Satellite Symposium
Achieving the Goal of Osteoporosis Therapy; Fracture Reduction

Supported by Merck Sharp & Dohme

 

Hermès Theatre

         

20.30

Gala Dinner

 

Restaurant Les Pêcheurs,
Juan Les Pins

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last updated: 17 June, 2004