Conference "Rare and inherited diseases. Actual condition of the issue and perspectives" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Medical Genetics at North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov took place in the conference hall "Pasternak-1" in hotel «HOLIDAY INN» on April 1st, 2014. Over 80 physicians - geneticist, laboratory geneticists, paediatricians, endocrinologists, neurologists, doctors of clinical laboratory diagnostic attended the conference.

The Vice-Rector for science and international cooperation A.V. Silin opened the conference. At the opening ceremony of the conference were made presentations about the history of the Department of Medical Genetics of LenGIDUV - SPbMAPS - NWSMU n.a. I.I.Mechnikov. Relatives of Prof. S.K. Klyuyeva, DSci, the founder and the first Head of the department, made welcoming speech.

In the scientific part of the conference it was considered the difficulties in diagnostics and approaches to the treatment of rare inherited diseases, problems of palliative care, as well as there were presented new methods of laboratory diagnostics of congenital defect, modern concepts of multidisciplinary approach to diagnostics and treatment of inherited metabolic diseases and other  up-to day issues. During the debate speakers noted in their speeches the necessity to put modern methods of molecular and biochemical diagnostics of inherited metabolic diseases into practice.

Organising committee