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Indian Ocean Rim Laboratory Haematology Congress 2015
The report of Indian Ocean Rim Laboratory Haematology Congress 2015 by Abbas Khosravi
 
Application Code :
306-0215-0120
 
Created Date : Wednesday, October 28, 2015 17:15:50Update Date : Wednesday, October 28, 2015 19:21:50
IP Address : 91.133.241.210Submit Date : Wednesday, October 28, 2015 19:22:20Email : ali.khossravi70@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : abbas
Surname : khosravi
School/Research center : other
If you choose other, please name your Research center : Students' scientific research center, Tehran university of medical sciences
Position : student
Tel : +98-21-88752149
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : Indian Ocean Rim Laboratory Haematology Congress 2015
Title of your Abstract : Evaluation of alpha globin gene mutations among different ethnic groups in Khuzestan Province
Destination Country : Australia
From : Thursday, October 15, 2015
To : Friday, October 16, 2015
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Introduction: Alpha thalassemia is considered as one of the most common inherited hemoglobin disorders in the world. In addition to large deletions, over 50 different point mutations have been detected in alpha thalassemia around the world, for which patients show different phenotypes with regard to genotype. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic frequency of alpha thalassemia in Khuzestan Province to help implement premarital and prenatal screening programs.!
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, data from 114 people referred to genetic laboratory of Shafa Hospital in Ahvaz for prenatal diagnosis (PND) or pre-marital screening in 2012 were studied. Genomic DNA was purified by salting out and tested using ARMS PCR and Multiplex Gap. !
Results: In general, 11 mutations were found in alpha gene. According to gene frequency, the most common mutant allele was α3.7 (71. 3%) followed by two-gene deletion of MED (9.7%). Other common mutations included Cd19, PA-1 and -5nt with 8.4%, 2.8% and 2% frequency, respectively. In addition, a case of extremely rare mutation in Cd21 was found. Assessment of different ethnic groups showed similar results, except for Cd19, which was the second most common mutation in Lur ethnic group. !
Conclusion: The results of this study are critical for correct diagnosis of alpha thalassemia carriers, pre-marriage counseling and prenatal diagnosis. The findings of this study suggest that the distribution of mutations in alpha globin gene is rather different with other provinces as well as among the ethnic groups in this province.
Keywords of your Abstract : Thalassemia, Alpha-globin mutation, Khuzestan, Iran
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/27005/Forms/306/Indian_Rim_2015__Oral_Presentation.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/27005/Forms/306/1.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/27005/Forms/306/abstract.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : none
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : i don't know how many vlunteers exactly were present at the congress
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : i don't know exactly about this.but i saw presenters from londan,new zealand, american, pakistan, china and etc...
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : No
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box :  
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : they asked me one question that it was about the causes of high thalassemia prevalence rate in iran and i answered them it is becauase of malaria epidemia in iran in last century
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : i met
professor wendy erber;Chair and Head of the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Western Australia

George Chan;Clinical Head of the Haematology Laboratory and a Specialist Haematologist at Auckland City Hospital, Clinical Senior Lecturer of the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : i talked with professor erber,Chairman Congress Organising Committee, about the international collaberation between western university of australia and our university she said to me it is possible and we have collabration with many university in different countries. she gave me her contact details for additional informations
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : I have learned so many things for finding siutable accomodation site, reserving ticket, getting visa and etc
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : There were so many experiences in this scientific travel. i pressented my article in english. met so many scientists from all over the world and learned from them many outstanding researchs in laboratory hematology. in result of the attending in overseas congress i come back to my country with a lot of scientific thesis that most be carry out in iran and also some new ideas for holding international congress and inviting scientists.at last i hope my experiences will be helpful for country's scientific development.