The disease categories (1-11)are meant to cover all aspects of the class of disorder, i. e. clinically, cytogenetically and molecularly.

Abstracts related tocomplex syndromes and cytogenetic disorders without a main symptomin one of these categories may be submitted intopic 11(multiple malformation/anomalies syndromes).

Topic 13is meant for abstracts issuingmore basic mechanism in molecular and cyto-geneticsnot necessarily related to a specific phenotype (e. g. splicing mechanisms, origin of ring chromosomes etc.).

Topic 14is dedicated togeneral aspects of technical approaches and quality controlin genetic diagnostics and research.

Topic 16shall draw attention tobrand new conceptsor new techniques under development.

Topic 19 & 20are reserved for more general issues ofgenetic counselling, education and public services, psychological, ethical and legal issues. For these topics, you may want to consider submitting your abstract to the joint European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (EMPAG) instead. Please note that abstracts submitted to the ESHG Topics 19 & 20 will equally be reviewed by the EMPAG SPC and may be selected as presentation at the EMPAG meeting.

We hope that these categories will enhance the communication between researchers using different approaches to investigate the respective phenotypic groups and facilitate the selection of workshops by attendees according to their field of interest.

Topics:

01. Reproductive Genetics/Prenatal Genetics
02. Sensory disorders (eye, ear, pain)
03. Internal organs & endocrinology (lung, kidney, liver, gastrointestinal)
04. Skeletal, connective tissue, ectodermal and skin disorders
05. Cardiovascular disorders
06. Metabolic and mitochondrial disorders
07. Immunology and hematopoietic system
08. Intellectual Disability
09. Neurogenetic and psychiatric disorders
10. Neuromuscular disorders
11. Multiple Malformation/anomalies syndromes
12. Cancer genetics
13. Basic mechanisms in molecular and cytogenetics
14. New diagnostic approaches, technical aspects & quality control
15. Personalized/Predictive Medicine and Pharmacogenomics
16. Omics/Bioinformatics
17. Epigenetics and Gene Regulation
18. Genetic epidemiology/Population genetics/Statistical methodology and evolutionary genetics
19. Genetic counselling/Education/public services
20. Psychological/Ethical/legal issues

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