We recently held an interactive symposium with international experts discussing overcoming common challenges encountered in the diagnosis of rare bone diseases at ECE 2022 in Milan. Access the educational resources now, including a recording of the full symposium and an interactive Q&A session. Downloadable slide content is also available.

 

International rare bone disease experts shared their perspectives and experiences on common challenges encountered in the diagnosis of rare bone diseases, with a focus on:

  • Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
  • FGF23-related hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia
  • Hypophosphatasia

Prof. Dr. Maria Luisa Brandi is a Professor of Endocrinology at the Vita-Salute University at the San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. She is President of the FIRMO Foundation, a non-profit research organization fully devoted to skeletal health.

 

Her research and fellowship has received several awards and honors, such as Roussel Italia Award, 1988; The European Foundation Award, 1989; Schering Award, Italian Endocrine Society, 1990; The Sandoz Foundation for Gerontological Research Award, 1991; Helena Rubinstein Award “Women in Science”, 1998; Italian Endocrine Society Senior Award, 2003; AILA Award, 2004, Pierre Delmas IOF/ESCEO Prize 2013.

 

Her research includes Genetics and Clinics of Osteoporosis; Pathogenesis of Parathyroid Disorders; Genetics of Paget’s Disease of Bone; Bone Cell Biology; Epidemiology of Osteoporosis; Bone Inherited Disorders. She is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like Clinical Cases in Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Medicine, etc. She has authored over 500 papers in peerly reviewed journals and 200 chapters and books. She is a member of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; Endocrine Society; International Bone and Mineral Society; Italian Society of Endocrinology; Italian Society of Internal Medicine; International Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Committee.

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