Wilson’s Disease Special Interest Group

Wilson’s Disease Special Interest Group 

The Wilson’s Disease Special Interest Group (SIG) is the first SIG to be established by BASL. It is linked to the Metabolic CRN topic area. The SIG Lead is Dr Bill Griffiths of Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. The Wilson’s SIG comprises a variety of clinical and laboratory specialists from around the UK, Public Health England and patient representation from the Wilson’s Disease Support Group. Its aims are to foster closer collaboration for clinical and scientific research, provide a forum to discuss and disseminate best practice, and act as a stimulus towards Centres of Excellence for Wilson’s disease. The group has met twice thus far in December 2017 and June 2018. Reports from those meetings will be made available along with presentation slides. If anyone wishes to join the group please contact the BASL secretariat on Samantha@basl.org.uk.  

Resources 

Annual reports

Annual report 2017-18 - Download Annual report_2017-18_Wilsons Disease SIG.pdf.

Annual report 2018-19 -  Download Annual report_2018-19_Wilsons Disease SIG.pdf.

 

1st meeting - 14 December 2017

Meeting report - Download BASL Wilson SIG Meeting 14 Dec 2017 Report1.pdf

 

2nd meeting - 14 June 2018

Meeting report - Download BASL Wilson SIG meeting 14 June report.pdf

Presentation on Estimating national Wilson’s disease prevalence rates: Exploring the utility of clinical and routinely collected data, Jeanette Aston, PHE -  Download MB JA BASL Wilsons SIG meeting 20180614.pdf

Presentation on DNA/RNA therapies for Wilson’s Disease, Julien Baruteau, UCL - Download Baruteau_Gene therapy for Wilson.2.pdf

Presentation on biochemical monitoring, Paul Cook, University Hospital Southampton -  Download Biochemical monitoring.pdf

Presentation on measurement techniques, Chris Harrington, SAS Trace Element Laboratory, Guildford -  Download BASL-June 2018-web.pdf

Presentation on Wilson’s Disease in children, Professor Deirdre Kelly, Dr Indra van Mourik and Carla Lloyd, Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital -    Download Wilsons Disease in children.pdf

Presentation on paediatric specific issues for Wilson's Disease screening and monitoring, Dr Indra van Mourik, Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital -  Download Paediatric specific issues for Wilsons Disease screening and monitoring.pdf

 

3rd meeting - 14 February 2019

Meeting report -  Download Wilsons Disease SIG meeting 14.2.19 minutes.pdf.

 

Wilson's Disease Support Group UK

The WDSG-UK provides patient representation on the SIG. It is an all volunteer organisation, which strives to promote the well-being of patients with Wilson's Disease, and their families and friends. Visit the group's website at http://www.wilsonsdisease.org.uk. 

 News

The next meeting of the Wilson's Disease SIG will be held from 1-5 pm on Friday 29 November at Queen Square, UCL. If you would like to attend, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk.  

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