PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
IX LATIN AMERICAN COURSE ON LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES
SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2026 – ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
Sep 14
Monday
SESSION 1
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08:00 - 14:00 - Arrivals
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14:00 - Secretary open
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15:00 - Hotel Check in
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15:30 - Welcome Coffee
16:00 - 16:30 - Welcome and Introduction
16:30 - 17:10 - Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Lysosomes
17:10 - 17:50 - Pathophysiology of LDs
17:50 - 18:30 - Clinical Overview and Genetic Aspects of LDs
Evening - Dinner at hotel
Sep 15
Tuesday
SESSION 2
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08:00 - 08:40 - Aspects and Management of Gaucher
08:40 - 09:20 - Laboratory Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease
09:20 - 10:00 - Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
10:00 - 10:30 - Official Picture / Coffee Break
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SESSION 3
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10:30 - 11:10 - Clinical Aspects and Management of Pompe
11:10 - 11:50 - Laboratory Diagnosis of Pompe Disease
11:50 - 12:30 - Clinical Aspects of MPS and Related Diseases
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at hotel
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SESSION 4
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14:00 - 14:40 - Alpha-Mannosidosis and other Glycoproteinoses
14:40 - 15:20 - Mechanism of Neurodegeneration in the LSDs
15:20 - 16:00 - Variant Intepretation Guidelines for LDs
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16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
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SESSION 5
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16:30 - 17:50 - Group work: preliminary presentation of cases by delegates in small groups (Supervised by faculty members)
17:50 - 18:30 - Free time
Evening - Dinner at hotel
Sep 16
Wednesday
SESSION 6
08:00 - 08:40 - Laboratory Diagnosis of MPS and Related Diseases
08:40 - 09:20 - Treatment for MPS and Related Diseases
09:20 - 10:00 - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in LDs
10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
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SESSION 7
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10:30 - 11:10 - Clinical Aspects and Management of Fabry
11:10 - 11:50 - Laboratory Diagnosis of Fabry Disease
11:50 - 12:30 - Key Questions on Gaucher, Fabry and Pompe Disease
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - Networking Afternoon and Evening
Sep 17
Thursday
SESSION 8
08:00 - 08:40 - Niemann Pick C and Other Lysosomal Transport Diseases
08:40 - 09:20 - GM1 and GM2 Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
09:20 - 10:00 - MLD, Krabbe and other Leukodystrophies
10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
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SESSION 9
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10:30 - 11:10 - Inflammation and LDs
11:10 - 11:50 - Drug Development Process from Bench to Pharmacy
11:50 - 12:30 - Modifier Genes in Lysosomal Diseases
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
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SESSION 10
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14:00 - 14:40 - Neonatal Screening for LSDs
14:40 - 15:20 - Diagnosis of LDs in the Multiomic Era
15:20 - 16:00 - What an Emerging LSD specialist should understand?
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16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
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SESSION 11
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16:30 - 17:50 - Group work (cont): preliminary presentation of cases by delegates colocar in small groups (Supervised by faculty members)
17:50 - 18:30 - Free time
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​Evening - Group Dinner Offsite
Sep 18
Friday
SESSION 12
08:00 - 10:00 - Presentation of selected cases by the students and discussion with faculty members; Discussion with all faculty members, moderated by Luis Figuera (Mexico) and Uma Ramaswami (UK)
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SESSION 13
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10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10 - Gene Therapy for LDs
11:10 - 11:50 - Genome Editing for LDs
11:50 - 12:30 - Key Takeaways / Closure
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - Departures