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The Vances Make News in Print
News of the conference sparked some media attention as well. The Vances and their daughter, Danica, were featured in an Apr. 27 article in the Miami Herald.

On the local 10
ABC affiliate WPLG Local 10, which covers South Florida, came to the Hussman Institute of Human Genomics on Apr. 30 to interview the Vances and their daughter, Danica, who is in medical school at the University of Miami. The piece aired in early May 2010.

Collaborators meet in Miami to Initiate New Study
Collaborators from six institutions representing seven specialties met in Miami on March 2-3, 2009 for a joint purpose – to initiate a study to elucidate a rare disorder known as thrombotic storm.
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Thrombotic Storm
Collaborators Reunite for 2nd Annual Thrombotic Storm Meeting In Miami

Patrice Whitehead UM, Judith Pignac-Kobinger UM, Kristin Nunez Duke, Thomas Ortel Duke, Lauren Carlson MSU, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance UM, Danica Vance UM, Susan Hahn UM, Jeffery M. Vance UM, Doruk Erkan Cornell, Craig Kitchens UF,  Carissa Smith UC Denver, Andra James Duke, Roshni Kulkarni MSU, Marilyn Manco-Johnson UC Denver, Janice Lawson UF,  Natalie Alves UM, Letitia Talbott Duke, Joann Vega Cornell.
 

 

Vances work to let people know about blood clotting disorders

Dr. Jeffery M. Vance and Dr. Margaret A. Pericak-Vance on April 18-19 hosted an international group of researchers at the Eden Roc Hotel on Miami Beach to discuss the latest research findings.

Research is critical because, as in the case of the Vance’s son, the condition is often lethal if not detected and treated quickly. Ultimately, they hope to find a cause, which will lead to earlier detection and better treatment. They also hope the conference brought attention to the syndrome, which researchers believe is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed.
“We are hoping to apply the successes in our other gene discoveries for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and autism to rare clotting disorders,” Dr. Vance said.

The study, initiated last year, examines the causes of thrombotic storm disorders, which include primary and secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndromes (APS), heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and antiphospholipid syndrome or APS.