Gene Therapy of Arthritis and Related Disorders--First International Meeting. 2-3 December 1998, Bethesda, USA.
The number of publications on gene therapy for arthritis has shown a logarithmic growth curve during recent years. This has resulted in the need for an international platform to exchange new ideas and data. The National Institute of Health (NIH) was the host for the First International Meeting on Gene Therapy of Arthritis and Related Disorders, which was attended by over 150 participants (70% from academic, 30% from industry) from nine different countries. All the participants were active in the field, which resulted in a lively meeting that covered most aspects of this fast moving field. The meeting was organized in eight sessions (biology and targets, vectors, non-viral therapy, adenoviral therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, immunomodulation, cartilage-osteoarthritis and clinical trials). This meeting report will follow the format of the meeting.
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Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. T.W.J.Huizinga@Rheumatology.MedFac.LeidenUniv.nl