title: 12th International CHARGE syndrome conference proceedings.
abstract: The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation holds an International conference for families and professionals every other summer. In July, 2015, the 12th meeting was held in Schaumburg, Illinois, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel. Day one of the 4-day conference was dedicated to professionals caring for and researching various aspects of CHARGE, including education, medical management, animal models, and stem cell-based approaches to understanding and treating individuals with CHARGE. Here, we summarize presentations from the meeting, including a synopsis of each of the three different breakout sessions (Medical/Clinical, Basic Science/CHD7, and Education), followed by a list of abstracts and authors for both platform and poster presentations.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Human Genetics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.|Departments of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Social Science Division, Delta College, University Center, Michigan.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salem-Hartshorne
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Michigan.
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Hartshorne
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Scacheri
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hefner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058747:CHARGE Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
keywords: CHARGE syndrome; chromodomain proteins; clinical genetics; development