



PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
IX LATIN AMERICAN COURSE ON LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES
SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2026 – ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
Sep 14
Monday
SESSION 1
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16:00 - 16:40
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Welcome and Introduction to LACLSD
16:40 - 17:20
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Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Lysosomes
17:20 - 18:00
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Pathophysiology of LDs
18:00 - 18:40
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Clinical Overview and Genetic Aspects of LDs
Sep 15
Tuesday
SESSION 2
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08:00 - 08:40
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Clinical Aspects and Managementof Gaucher disease and ASMD
08:40 - 09:20
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Biochemical and Genetic Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease
09:20 - 10:00
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Clinical Aspects and Management of Pompe Disease
10:00 - 10:30
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Official Picture / Cooffee Break
10:30 - 11:10
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Biochemical and Genetic Diagnosis of Pompe Disease
11:10 - 11:50
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Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
11:50 - 12:30
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Alpha-Mannosidosis and other Glycoproteinoses
12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch
14:00 - 14:40
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for LDs
14:40 - 15:20
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Mechanism of Neurodegeneration in the LSDs
15:20 - 16:00
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Niemann Pick C and other Lysosomal Membrane Diseases
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SESSION 3
16:00 - 16:40
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Coffee Break
16:40 - 18:40
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Group work: preliminary presentation of cases by delegates to faculty members (refreshments will be available)
Sep 16
Wednesday
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SESSION 4
08:00 - 08:40
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Clinical Aspects and Management of Fabry Disease
08:40 - 09:20
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Biochemical and Genetic Diagnosis of Fabry Disease
09:20 - 10:00
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Key Questions about Fabry Disease (open discussion) leaded by
10:00 - 10:30
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Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10
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Clinical Aspects of MPS and Related Diseases
11:10 - 11:50
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Biochemical and genetic diagnosis of MPS and Mucolipidoses
11:50 - 12:30
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Treatment for MPS and Related Diseases: Approved Therapies and New Developments
12:30 - 14:00
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Sponsored Talk / Lunch
14:00
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Optional Networking Activity
Sep 17
Thursday
SESSION 5
08:00 - 08:40
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GM1 and GM2 Gangliosidoses
08:40 - 09:20
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Leucodystrophies
09:20 - 10:00
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Inflammation and LDs
10:00 - 10:30
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Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10
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Drug Development Process from the bench to the pharmacy
11:10 - 11:50
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Variant Intepretation Guidelines for LDs
11:50 - 12:30
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Key Skills and Insights for Emerging LD Specialists
12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch
14:00 - 14:40
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Neonatal Screening for LSDs
14:40 - 15:20
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Diagnosis of LDs in the Multiomic Era
15:20 - 16:00
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What an emerging LSD specialist should learn and understand?
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SESSION 6
16:00 - 16:40
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Coffee Break
16:40 - 18:40
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Group work: preliminary presentation of cases by delegates to faculty members (refreshments will be available)
Sep 18
Friday
SESSION 7
08:00 - 10:00
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Presentation of selected cases by the students and discussion with faculty members
SESSION 8
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10:00 - 10:30
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Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10
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Gene Therapy for LDs
11:10 - 11:50
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Potential of Genome Editing for the Treatment of LDs
11:50 - 12:30
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LDs Diagnosis and Therapy Landscape / Key Takeways / Closure
12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch
14:00
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Check out and departures