1988 Conference

2nd International Conference on Lowe Syndrome

June 17-19, 1988; Oak Brook, Illinois

Number of participants: 100+
Number of affected boys attending: 23

Program Schedule Highlights

Friday

Welcoming Remarks
Patty Steinman, LSA Vice President; Kaye McSpadden, LSA President

Parent Panel
Mickey Martin, Moderator

Saturday

Kidney Involvement in Lowe's Syndrome
Peter R. Lewy, M.D., Wilmette, Illinois

Orthopedic Manifestations of Lowe's Syndrome
Vicki Kalen, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopedics University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Biochemical Research Findings
Ikuo Yamashina, Ph.D., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science
Kyoto University, Japan

Biochemical Studies on Lowe's Syndrome
Fred J. Kieras, Ph.D., Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
New York, NY

Nervous System Involvement in Lowe's Syndrome
Lawrence Charnas, M.D., Medical Staff Fellow, Human Genetics Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Ocular Findings in Lowe's Syndrome
Gerhard W. Cibis, M.D., Director, Clinical Ophthalmology Services, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

The Genetics of Lowe's Syndrome and Further Refinements in Mapping the Gene for Lowe's Syndrome
Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Depts. of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and The Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Advances in Pre-Conception Gender Determination Techniques
Yury Verlinsky, Ph.D., Section of Reproductive and Medical Genetics, Illinois Masomc Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Sunday

Breakfast/Father's Day Tribute
Terry Miller

Education of Children with Visual Impairments
Myron T. Dagley, Executive Director, Joan Allison, Program Coordinator, DuPage/West Cook Regional Special Education Association, Chicago, Ilhnois

Closing Session
Showing of LSA film: Care Today ... Cure Tomorrow

Views from the Twilight Zone
Kaye McSpadden, LSA President