Conference on ectodermal dysplasia convenes in July
Iowa City, Iowa鈥?/em>The University of Iowa College of Dentistry will host a conference here on treating ectodermal dysplasia syndromes July 24 in the Galagan Auditorium of the Dental Sciences Building.
Ectodermal dysplasia syndromes are a group of about 150 genetic disorders that affect the ectoderm, the outer layer of tissue in a developing baby that contributes to the formation of teeth, skin, sweat glands, hair and other parts of the body.
The conference is sponsored by Astra Tech, the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias and the University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science.
To register or for more information, contact Mary Fete at the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias by phone at 1-618-566-2020 or e-mail mary@nfed.org.