Diagnostic of sporadic and hereditary myeloproliferative diseases
Aims
The aims of MPN&MPNr-EuroNet’s thirteenth meeting to be held in Krakow, Poland, on April 25-27, 2018 are:
- to share information on the newest developments in MPNs and related congenital diseases, hereditary erythrocytosis and hereditary thrombocytosis;
- to exchange and diffuse the latest information and recommendations on the molecular assays developed for diagnosis or research in laboratories working on MPNs and related diseases across Europe. NGS will be a special focus of this meeting;
- to provide recommendations for the molecular diagnosis of MPN, hereditary erythrocytosis and hereditary thrombocytosis;
- to discuss and plan for the various tasks and objectives of the three MPN&MPNr-EuroNet working groups (WG);
- to help and mentor young scientists interested in MPNs.
To do so, abstracts will be selected for short talks in the different sessions. Posters will be presented during the whole length of the meeting.
Plenary sessions will cover the newest knowledge in MPNs. Each WG will convene under the direction of the WG chairs. New participants are encouraged to become actively involved in specific WG tasks.
Objectives
Participants to the thirteenth MPN&MPNr-EuroNet meeting will have the opportunity to hear from international experts about the newest developments in the molecular diagnosis of MPNs and related congenital/hereditary diseases. They will have the opportunity to present their own work and original diagnostic assays, and exchange with colleagues and experts on the newest genes and techniques of interest in the field of MPNs, congenital erythrocytosis and hereditary thrombocytosis. By joining one or more of MPN&MPNr-EuroNet working groups, they will be able to contribute actively, productively and durably in innovation, optimization and standardization of the biological diagnosis of MPNs and related congenital diseases in Europe.
Keywords
molecular diagnosis, myeloproliferative neoplasms, congenital erythrocytosis, hereditary thrombocytosis, standardization, European network
More info
Click on the following link to get more info about MPN&MPNr-EuroNet.
Abstract Submission
Participants are encouraged to submit an abstract in relation to the diagnosis of MPNs, NGS in MPNs or related diseases, new mutations in MPNs, the histopathology of MPNs, the pathogenesis of MPNs, inflammation in MPNs, congenital erythrocytosis, hereditary thrombocytosis, and the JAK/STAT and other signalling pathways of interest in MPNs. Early stage researchers and junior biologists and clinicians are especially encouraged to submit abstracts.
Abstracts should be composed as follows:
- Title
- Names of co-authors
- Institutions and addresses
- E-mail address of corresponding author
- Text (body of text less than 2000 characters, including spaces).
All abstracts will be put together in an Abstract Book that will be distributed to participants during the meeting.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 20th, 2018.
In order to submit an abstract, participants should first be registered, then, being logged in, choose Abstract in the menu bar on Registration page.
Scholarships
MPN&MPN-EuroNet offers scholarships to early state researchers (ESRs) and biologists : PhD students, researchers, biologists or clinicians who received their MD or PhD degree less than 10 years ago. To apply for a scholarship, ESRs must submit an abstract following the on-line procedure, and send a letter of motivation and their curriculum vitae to Dr. Sylvie Hermouet.
Please upload here the CV template .
The deadline for application to a scholarship is March 20th, 2018.
Applicants will be informed of the decision regarding attribution of scholarship via E-mail by March 28th, 2018.
Reimbursements of scholarship recipients
To allow sufficient time for treating the files of all individuals applying for reimbursement, registration should be done before April 3rd, 2018.
Diagnostic of Sporadic and Hereditary Myeloproliferative Diseases
WEDNESDAY April 25th, 2018 |
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| 17:15 – 17:40 | Registration | |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Welcome and Schedule | |
| 18:00 – 19:15 | Diagnosis and significance of mutations in MPNs | Chair: Aleksander B. Skotnicki (PL) |
| 18:00 – 18:25 | Mutations and their clinical relevance in myeloproliferative neoplasms | Grzegorz Helbig (PL) |
| 18:25 – 18:50 | Diagnostic and prognostic significance of molecular testing in myelofibrosis | Tomasz Sacha (PL) |
| 18:50 – 19:15 | Diagnostic algorithm for Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms | Joanna Góra-Tybor (PL) |
| 19:15 – 19:45 | Corporate Symposium | Chair: François Girodon (FR) |
| 19:15 – 19:30 | Trusted solutions and innovations in MPN mutation analysis (QIAGEN) | Véronique Laloux (FR) |
| 19:30 – 19:45 | Droplet DigitalTM PCR for the investigation of point mutations and fusion genes of the MPN portfolio of diseases (BioRad) | Adam Corner (UK) |
| 20:00 | Welcome Dinner | |
THURSDAY April 26th, 2018 |
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| 08:30 – 10:30 | MPN mutations (I): NGS detection, validation, and quantification | Chair: Julia Asp (SE) |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Mutational analyses in the era of next generation sequencing | Katerina Machova Polakova (CZ) |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Diagnostic work up of MPNs using next generation sequencing | Manja Meggendorfer (DE) |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Characterization of NGS QC using quality metrics | Naomi Porret (CH) |
| 09:50 – 10:10 | JAK2 V617F detection and quantification by ddPCR | Elisabeth Oppliger (CH) |
| 10:10 – 10:25 | A comparison of qPCR and ddPCR in quantitative evaluation of JAK2 V617F allele burden in patient with Ph negative MPNs | Dorota Link-Lenczowska (PL) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee/tea break | |
| 11:00 – 12:45 | MPN mutations (II): NGS detection, validation, and quantification | Chair: Elisabeth Oppliger (CH) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Employing NGS to describe the genomic landscape of triple-negative MPNs | Tomasz Stokłosa (PL) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Mutations in diagnostic samples of PV analyzed by the TruSight Myeloid Sequencing panel | Julia Asp (SE) |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | JAK2/CALR screening of the Danish background population | Lasse Kjaer (DK) |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Clinical relevance of JAK2V617F mutational load in patients with MPN from Republic of Macedonia (Single-center experience) | Marija Popova-Labachevska (MK) |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Free Time for Networking and Poster Session | |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Hereditary Erythrocytosis & Thrombocytosis | Chair: Mary Frances McMullin (UK) |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Differential diagnoses of Congenital Polycythemias/Erythrocytoses and their Erythroid and Non-erythroid Phenotypes | Josef Prchal (CZ/USA) |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | A Gain-of-Function Mutation in EPO causes Familial Erythrocytosis | Jakub Zmajkovic (CH) |
| 15:15 – 15:40 | Interest of Next generation sequencing for the detection of Hereditary Erythrocytosis-associated mutations | François Girodon (FR) |
| 15:40 – 16:10 | A comprehensive Next Generation Sequencing Gene Panel focused on Idiopathic Erythrocytosis | Mark Catherwood (UK) |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Erythrocytosis as the first symptom of the complex hypermanganesemia syndrome due to mutations in SLC30A10 encoding a human manganese transporter | Holger Cario (DE) |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Germline JAK2 L611S mutation in a child with thrombocytosis | François Girodon (FR) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee/tea break | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | NGS and HE Business Sessions in small groups and Networking | |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner | |
FRIDAY April 27th, 2018 |
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| 09:00 – 11:15 | Inflammation and immune response in MPNs | Chairs: Dorota Link-Lenczowska (PL) and Magdalena Zawada (PL) |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Inflammatory cytokines in MPNs: Potential biomarkers and drivers of disease progression | Nina Friesgaard Øbro (UK) |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Impact of HSP27 in myelofibrosis as a new regulator of the JAK2/STAT5 signaling | Aurélie de Thonel (FR) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | The TLR4 and RAGE receptors conversely regulate pro-inflammatory S100A8/9 inhibition of proliferation-linked signaling in MPNs | Vladan Cokic (RS) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Immune response to glycolipidic antigens in MPNs and other chronic hematological diseases | Sylvie Hermouet (FR) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee/tea break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | General business session | Chairs: Sylvie Hermouet (FR) and François Girodon (FR) |
| 14th MPN&MPNr-EuroNet meeting in Belgrade (Spring 2019) | Vladan Cokic (RS) | |
| MPN&MPNr-EuroNet Budget 2017-2018 | Sylvie Hermouet (FR) | |
| MPN&MPNr-EuroNet in 2019 and beyond | ||
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Meeting Adjourn – Good bye | |
40 registered participants on 07-12-2019
| # | Name | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvie HERMOUET | Inserm U1232 CRCINA | France |
| 2 | Ana Livun | University hospital Dubrava | Croatia |
| 3 | Dorota Link-Lenczowska | Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie | Polska |
| 4 | Magdalena Zawada | Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie | Polska |
| 5 | Grzegorz Helbig | Medical University of Silesia | Poland |
| 6 | Tomasz Stokłosa | Medical University of Warsaw | Poland |
| 7 | Tomasz Sacha | Jagiellonian University Hospital | Polska |
| 8 | Jakub Zmajkovic | University Hospital Basel and University of Basel | Switzerland |
| 9 | BERNARD ARAL | CHU DIJON | FRANCE |
| 10 | Vladan Cokic | Institute for Medical Research, University of Belg | Serbia |
| 11 | Aurélie de Thonel | UMR7216 | France |
| 12 | Joanna Góra-Tybor | Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine | Poland |
| 13 | François Girodon | CHU Dijon | France |
| 14 | Manja Meggendorfer | MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory | Germany |
| 15 | Lasse kjaer | Zealand University Hospital | Denmark |
| 16 | Nina Friesgaard Øbro | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 17 | Katerina Machova Polakova | Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion | |
| 18 | Josef Prchal | University Karlova & University of Utah | USA |
| 19 | Mary McMullin | Queens University | UK |
| 20 | Naomi Porret | University Hospital Bern | Switzerland |
| 21 | Mark Catherwood | Belfast City Hospital | UK |
| 22 | Holger Cario | University Medical Center Ulm | Germany |
| 23 | Lars Palmqvist | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
| 24 | Véronique LALOUX | QIAGEN | France |
| 25 | Monika Pepek | Medical University of Warsaw | Poland |
| 26 | Julia Asp | sahlgrenska university hospital | sweden |
| 27 | Marija Popova | Popova | Macedonia |
| 28 | Małgorzata Jakóbczyk | The University Hospital | Polska |
| 29 | Łukasz Dryja | The University Hospistal | Poland |
| 30 | Anastazja Stój | The University Hospital in Krakow | Poland |
| 31 | Margarida Coucelo | Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra | Portugal |
| 32 | Sylwia Czekalska | The University Hospital in Cracow | Poland |
| 33 | Alicja Bartoszewska-Kubiak | Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Medicin | Polska |
| 34 | Jack Cowland | Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) | Denmark |
| 35 | Marta Vorland | Haukeland University Hospital | Norway |
| 36 | Xylina Gregg | Utah Cancer Specialists | USA |
| 37 | Elisabeth Oppliger Leibundgut | University Hospital Bern | Switzerland |
| 38 | Karolina Matiakowska | Nicolaus Copernicus University | Poland |
| 39 | Tomasz Grodzicki | Vice-Rector of the Jagiellonian University for the | Poland |
| 40 | Aleksander B. Skotnicki | Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum | Poland |
Conference location
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| Wyspianski Hotel Westerplatte str. 15, 31-033 Krakow, Poland Phone: +48 12 422 95 66 Email: konferencje@janpol.com.plDowload a City Centre Map |
Hotel Wyspianski is a 3-star modern and comfortable hotel with an excellent accommodation at reasonable prices. The hotel is located in the very heart of Krakow, less than five hundred yards away from Krakow’s Market Square, the town’s historical and cultural centre.
For booking your room please see below the Accommodation section.
Contact with the organizers: Before contacting the organizers, please read carefully all information provided on the website. The meeting organization local contact persons are:
- for the Wyspianski Hotel, Mrs Monika Górka, Conference Department Jan-Pol S.A., 31-033 Krakow, 15 Westerplatte St., phone +48 12 429 60 28; fax +48 12 422 57 19; email konferencje@janpol.com.pl
- for the meeting organization, Mrs. Grażyna Wylot, Event Manager, e-mail grazyna.wylot@batumi-agency.pl.
Questions may also be asked through the Contact webpage. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
How to register, submit a contribution, pay registration fees, get invoice? For registration, submission of contribution … select Registration on the menu bar.
How to get there?
Visa regime in Poland
Poland has been a part of the European Union and a part of Shengen Area. VISA are required for the European guests from Turkey, Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine. For details, please contact local Embassies.
Currency
Currency in Poland is Polish Zloty (PLN).
The current exchange rate is 1 € = 4,45 PLN.
As the official currency, the Polish Zloty is the only possible currency to use when paying in most facilities. Many exchange offices are available and easily accessible.
Travelling to Krakow by air …
Please visit the Krakow Jana Pawla II airport for the details.
Transportation from the Krakow airport to the Wyspianski Hotel
Travelling to Krakow by train …
You can check the railway connections here or contact your local operator.
Public transport in Krakow
There is dense network of trams and buses. Tickets are universal and are priced on the basis of travel time. They can be bought at any newspaper stand or ticket machine and one-way journey for 1 person cost approx. 1 €.
Ticket price.
Accommodation
Each participant has to make his/her own room reservation.
It is recommended to stay at :
- Wyspianski Hotel where the main event will take place.
Address : Westerplatte str. 15, 31-033 Krakow, Poland
Phone: +48 12 422 95 66
Email : konferencje@janpol.com.plA block of 30 rooms is available April 25-27, 2018 (2 nights), at the very attractive rate of 315 PLN (70 €) net/night/person including breakfast. Please note that the payment will be only in PLN.In order to book your room, you may :- book on-line through the link https://www.hotel-wyspianski.pl/en/, choose RESERVE ON-LINE. At the top PROMO CODE, enter the code MPNEuronet, and see the correct dates and room types to choose from.
- or contact Mrs Monika Górka, Conference Department Jan-Pol S.A., 31-033 Krakow, 15 Westerplatte St., phone +48 12 429 60 28; fax +48 12 422 57 19; email konferencje@janpol.com.pl and mention the code MPNEuronet.
Wyspianski Hotel is a 3-star modern and comfortable hotel with an excellent accommodation at reasonable prices. The hotel is situated in the very heart of Krakow, less than five hundred yards away from Krakow’s Market Square, the town’s historical and cultural centre. The major sights and attractions of Krakow Old Town and the ones of Jewish Quarter are in the short distance from Wyspianski Hotel. It must be emphasized that Wyspianski Hotel, with its 231 rooms, is one of the largest hotels near to ICE Krakow – newly opened Congress Centre.
Other recommended hotels in walking distance from the conference venue :
- Hotel Campanile Krakow
Świętego Tomasza 34 street, 31-023 Krakow - Hotel Amadeus
Mikołajska 20 street, 31-027 Krakow - Hotel Holiday Inn Krakow City Center,
Wielopole 4 street , 31-072 Krakow - Hotel Best Western Plus Krakow Old Town
Świętej Gertrudy 6 street , 31-046 Krakow
Krakow - Touristic information
- Old Town Historical District in Krakow
Krakow is Poland’s prime tourist attraction, a must with few equals in the entire Central and Eastern Europe. The place has been settled since the Stone Age at least. In 1038 Krakow became the capital of Poland and Polish monarchs took up their residence in its Wawel Royal Castle. - Grand Square
Original grid of streets with the huge central Grand Square (Rynek Glowny), Europe’s largest in the Middle Ages, seems the last stage in the perfection of medieval city planning. It is also the best example of that art. - Kazimierz district
The district south of the Old Town between the Wisła River and ul. Dietla (where a tributary of the Wisła once flowed) was the centre of Jewish life in Kraków for over 500 years, before it was systematically destroyed during World War II. Neglected during the communist era, Kazimierz became one of Kraków’s dodgiest districts before its rediscovery in the 1990s, thanks to the fall of the regime and worldwide exposure through the lens of Steven Spielberg, Kazimierz has since rebounded and is today arguably Kraków’s most exciting district – a bustling, bohemian neighbourhood packed with historical sites, atmospheric cafes and art galleries. - Wieliczka Salt Mine
Those staying in the area for a week or more should strongly consider day trips to Wieliczka’s Salt Mine - Auschwitz-Birkenau
For centuries the town of Oświęcim was a quiet backwater community, largely bypassed by world events. That changed with WWII when Oświęcim, known as ‘Auschwitz’ under German occupation, became the chosen site of the largest death camp in the Third Reich. Between 1.1 million and 1.5 million people were exterminated here, etching the name of Auschwitz forever into the history books and countless films, documentaries, books and survivor accounts have since burned it into the collective consciousness.
More info: https://www.inyourpocket.com/krakow



