In April 2008, a "special edition" of the Skeletal Dysplasia Course was held in Milano, Italy (flyer with programme here). This Course was made possible by the enthusiasm and excellent organization of the Genetics Team of Dr. Faustina Lalatta at the University of Milan and by generous sponsoring of AISAC (Associazione per l'Informazione e lo Studio dell'Acondroplasia, www.aisac.it).

Participants were:

Elena Andreucci, Firenze
Franco Antoniazzi, Verona
Francesca Bedeschi, Milano
Pia Bondioni , Brescia
Giovanni Ciana, Trieste
M. Antonietta Dicembrino, S. Giov. Rotondo
Francesca Faravelli, Genova
Francesca Forzano, Genova
Livia Garavelli, Reggio Emilia
Claudia Izzi, Brescia
Kathrin Ludwig, Padova
Antonietta Mencarelli, Siena
Isabella Mammi, Dolo
Francesca Menni, Milano
Federico Signorile, Torino

Faculty were:

Luisa Bonafé, Lausanne
Faustina Lalatta, Milano
Elio Liboi, Verona
Donatella Sessa, Milano
Juergen Spranger, Freiburg
Andrea Superti-Furga, Freiburg
Markus Uhl, Freiburg
Sheila Unger, Freiburg
Bernhard Zabel, Freiburg

The Course Review can be downloaded here.