Portrait of rare hereditary diseases in the French-Canadian founder population of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Portrait of rare hereditary diseases in the French-Canadian founder population of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Speaker: Dr. Tania Cruz-Marino, MD, PhD
Medical Geneticist, Divisions of Medical Genetics, Departments of Specialized Medicine, MUHC and JGH
Medical Geneticist, Associate member, Medical Genetics Service, CIUSSS Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
At the end of the presentation, the audience will be able:
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To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of hereditary diseases that are recurrent in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec
2. To illustrate the carrier frequency of these diseases in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
3. To recognize the role of provincial screening strategies in the prevention of these conditions
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