Registry of Exogenous Hemostatic Factors
DRAFT Subcommittee Minutes
24 July 2011
8:00-12:00
Room B-2
Chairman: Mary Ann McLane (US)
Co-chairmen: Kenneth Clemetson (CH), Manjunatha Kini (SG), Francis Markland Jr (US), Takashi Morita (JP), Jan Rosing (NL)
Manjunatha Kini chaired the session as Mary Ann McLane could not attend the meeting.
Seven members of the registry were in attendance plus about 8-15 guests.
Welcome: Francis S. Markland, Chair
Introduction of new member of the registry: Dr. Ivo Francischetti
Minutes of the last meeting (Boston 2009) was approved.
Publication of the subcommittee
- Classification and nomenclature of C-type lectin related proteins (snaclecs)
- Book: Toxins in Thrombosis and Hemostasis: From Bench to Bedside (Edited by R. M. Kini, K. J. Clemetson, F. S. Markland, M. A. McLane and T. Morita) Springer
New inventories / activities
Two areas were considered
- Nomenclature / classification / activities of L- amino acid oxidase will be considered. Ken Clemetson will take the lead in the project.
- Classification and nomenclature of exogenous factors from hematophagous animals. The project is too big and complicated. Ivo Francischetti will attempt come up with a strategy.
Any other business
- Novel exogenous factors: There have been a number of new anticoagulants from snake venoms as well as from saliva of hematophagous animals. Prof. Kini introduced some of them and discussed about imminent explosion of new factors with improved technology.
- Fifth International meeting on Exogenous Factors Affecting Thrombosis and Hemostasis: It was planned to be organized as the satellite meeting after the World Congress of the ISTH in Amsterdam in 2013. Prof. Jan Rosing, Chair of the Organizing Committee, informed that the meeting will be held in Maastrict. We are planning for 100-120 participants.
Next meeting
The subcommittee agreed to meet in Amsterdam (2013).
The meeting was adjourned at 11 am.
