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Category
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
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Keywords
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Genomics Incontinence Prolapse |
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Target Audience
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Clinical and basic researchers in pelvic floor dysfunction |
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Aims and Objectives
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With the advent of genomic techniques, we now stand on the cusp of a revolution in our understanding of pelvic floor disorders. Identification of the genetic variants underlying the heritability of these conditions provides useful markers for clinical risk, prognosis, and treatment response, and startling new insights into pathophysiology. This workshop brings together genetic epidemiologists, urologists and urogynaecologists pushing the boundaries of this field. We will review the evidence so far from the genetics of pelvic floor dysfunction, and explore how understanding of both human and microbial genomes will translate to personalized therapeutics.
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