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Abstracts

• 1 Basic research

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  L WEDDERBURN, S VIGNOLA, M ALIKASIFOGLU, S OZEN, F OZALTIN, S SEELIGER, J ROTH, ESTHER CRAWLEY, F FALCINI, REINHART SEIBL, KATJA BÜCHNER, JPP HAAS, W THOMSON, E ZEGGINI, RP DONN, C WOUTERS, R TEN CATE, M MASSA, P PIGNATTI, F DE BENEDETTI, I PRIGIONE, S CARRASCO, JOOST FRENKE, HJ GIRSCHICK, A PATEL, H VARSANI, P WOO, F SABATINI, F FALCINI, P PICCO, A BUONCOMPAGNI, A LOY, M GATTORNO, A BAKKALOGLU, A DUZOVA, N BESBAS, E TUNCBILEK, S OZEN, D UCKAN, E BASKIN, N BESBAS, U SAATCI, A BAKKALOGLU, N BESBAS, D UCAR, M TUNCER, S OZEN, R TOPALOGLU, A BAKKALOGLU, C SUNDERKÖTTER, C SORG, J ROTH, M FROSCH, A STREY, N WULFFRAAT, T VOGL, C SUNDERKÖTTER, W KUIS, E HARMS, C SORG, PATRICIA WOO, L MASI, G SIMONINI, GB CALABRI, S STAGI, G BINDI, R CIMAZ, ML BRANDI, THOMAS BIRCHLER, JOHANN PETER HOSSLE, KATJA BÜCHNER, SUSANNE LOELIGER, ELVIRA JEISY, RENATE E GAY, REINHARD A SEGER, TRAUDL SAURENMANN, STEFFEN GAY, ROGER P LAUENER, THOMAS BIRCHLER, REINHART SEIBL, DIDIER HEUMANN, SUSANNE LOELIGER, JOHANN PETER HOSSLE, REINHARD A SEGER, ROGER P LAUENER, C FRANK, S FERNANDEZ, A ZURMÜHL, M HERRMANN, H RUDER, E SHELLEY, A STEVENS, J WORTHINGTON, WER OLLIER, RP DONN, W THOMSON, A ALANSARI, WER OLLIER, RP DONN, E SHELLEY, WER OLLIER, W THOMSON, AJM FRENKEN, S MELMAN, E RAVENSBERGEN, M TEN DAM, DMC BRINKMAN, MJD VAN TOL, PH NIBBERING, M PASSALIA, S VIOLA, F DE BENEDETTI, BJ PRAKKEN, A MARTINI, S ALBANI, C MEAZZA, M VIVARELLI, A MARTINI, F DE BENEDETTI, P PIGNATTI, M VIVARELLI, C MEAZZA, R SAVINO, G CILIBERTO, A MARTINI, S CHIESA, S VIGNOLA, P PICCO, A BUONCOMPAGNI, V PISTOIA, M GATTORNO, ALS HAYATA, JAL KOCHEN, C GOLGENSTEIN-SCHAINBERG, SANDER M HOUTEN, HANS R WATERHAM, RONALD JA WANDERS, RIES DURAN, BWEETIEN POLL-THE, WIETSE KUIS, T NANKI, A GRAMMER, PE LIPSKY
• 2 Classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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  M LANGKAMMERER, FLAVIO FANTINI, R MERINO, LILLEMOR BERNTSON, J DEHOORNE, R HÄFNER, R MORHART, VALERIA GERLONI, MAURIZIO GATTINARA, CRISTINA ARNOLDI, J DE INOCENCIO, J GARCÍA-CONSUEGRA, FOR THE NORDIC STUDY GROUP OF PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, B VANNEUVILLE, R JOOS, J VANDE WALLE, EMVEYS
• 3 Connective tissue disorders

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  ML GÀMIR, P QUARTIER, AG CLEARY, CHM SILVA, R CIMAZ, P DOLEZALOVA, HI BRUNNER, A RAVELLI, A RAVELLI, MJ RUBIRA, CM VÀZQUEZ, M REVENGA, R HORTAL, D BONNET, JC FOURNET, C BODEMER, PH ACAR, M OUACHÉE, AM PRIEUR, JA SILLS, E BAILDAM, JE DAVIDSON, W MACHADO, MHB KISS, H SCOFIELD, P TELEKESOVA, D NEMCOVA, J HOZA, J TAYLOR, A GROM, E SCHORRY, MH PASSO, C DUARTE-SALAZAR, S BURATTI, N RUPERTO, A PISTORIO, D MIGLIAVACCA, V GERLONI, F FALCINI, F CORONA, L LEPORE, G ALPIGIANI, MR MALDONADO-VELAZQUEZ, R BERINSTAIN-MANTEROLA, R BURGOS-VARGAS, RS RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, A REIFF, K GALLAGHER, B SHAHAM, B BERNSTEIN, J LEMIRE, S ALBANI, A MARTINI, C MALATTIA, F TEMPORINI, S MAGNI MANZONI, C MORETTI, G ROSSI, L BASSI, A MARTINI
• 4 Epidemiology and outcome

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  V STANEVICHA, M ANDERSSON, S MYRNERTS, C ARNOLDI, KP FERNANDES, Ö KASAPÇOPUR, E MUSIEJ-NOWAKOWSKA, M RYGG, F CORONA, HI BRUNNER, HI BRUNNER, HI BRUNNER, CM DUFFY, D SIMON, JM GARDNER-MEDWIN, J CLINCH, AM SELVAAG, WP BEKKERING, RUPERTO, RUPERTO, A KOKINA, R SHANTERE, A SHEGOLEVS, S MYRNERTS, A HANSSON, A FASTH, M ANDERSSON, A HANSSON, A FASTH, V GERLONI, M GATTINARA, E LUPI, F FANTINI, I ROSCOE, CHM SILVA, M BILEN, S AKKUS, A ERDEM, S ÇALISKAN, L SEVER, N ARISOY, B RUSINIAK, A ROMICKA, AM JAKOBSEN, E NORDAL, A GRASSI, V OTELLI, A PETACCIA, E COHEN, M BARDARE, ED SILVERMAN, C BOMBARDIER, T TO, BM FELDMAN, ED SILVERMAN, C BOMBARDIER, T TO, BM FELDMAN, DJ LOVELL, EH GIANNINI, KNW DUFFY, M GIBBON, H YANG, R PLATT, C FERNANDO, AM PRIEUR, P CZERNICHOW, P DOLEZALOVA, TR SOUTHWOOD, H CONNELL, P MALLESON, B FLATØ, JM LANDGRAF, G LIEN, D SØRSKAAR, O VINJE, Ø FØRRE, R TEN CATE, D MUL, LWA VAN SUIJLEKOM-SMIT, M MUNNEKE, MACHADO, RAVELLI, PISTORIO, ANDERSSON GÄRE, DOLEZALOVA, FLATO, HARJACEK, HOFER, JOOS, KUIS, LAHDENNE, MELO-GOMES, MOROLDO, NIELSEN, SUSIC, ALESSIO, BUONCOMPAGNI, MALDONADO, CORTIS, GERLONI, LEE, NUGENT, SILVA, MARTINI, MURRAY, BAE, PRIEUR, BALOGH, DE INOCENCIO, DUARTE, FOELDVARI, HASHKES, HUEMER, KANAKOUDI, KUZMINA, MIRANDA, OZDOGAN, RUMBA, VESELY, ALPIGIANI, BARDARE, FALCINI, FERRIANI, LEPORE, POUCHOT, STRANO, WOO, LANDGRAF, ZULIAN, MARTINI
• 5 Infection and arthritis

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  Ö KASAPÇOPUR, F SZTAJNBOK, VITA KNAUERE, I RUMBA, M HARJACEK, F ÇULLU, A KAMBUROGLU, E AKDENIZLI, S ÇALISKAN, L SEVER, GT TÜMAY, N ARISOY, S OLIVEIRA, C SERRA, B CUNHA, B BICA, MT MARQUES, L PONTES, E MENDOZA, M RODRIGUES, L VASQUEZ, N AOUN, MF LEITE, EM ALBUQUERQUE, LC PORTO, DACE BERZINA, DITA OZOLA, I FREIDENFELDE, N PLOTKINA, J OSTOJIC, O DJAKOVIC-RODE
• 6 Juvenile dermatomyositis

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  C PILKINGTON, C MODESTO, J WALSH, F CORONA, G CHÉDEVILLE, HI HUPPERTZ, CD ROSE, NJ OWEN, S BOSE, C MACHADO, CM OWENS, K MURRAY, M BORONAT, S MARSAL, C ARNAL-GUIMERA, D CHOO, IB MCINNES, KM GOEL, R LEVER, V OTELLI, M SCARAZATTI, A GRASSI, M BELTRAMELLI, M BARDARE, P QUARTIER, M DEBRÉ, R MOUY, AM PRIEUR, M FROSCH, C MARTIN, HJ CHRISTEN, JDM-STUDIENGRUPPE, G MCILVAIN-SIMPSON, B ATHREYA
• 7 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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  B FINCKH, PJ HASHKES, D MIHAYLOVA, L STEIN, DMC BRINKMAN, S SALOUGINA, L OMELCHENKO, L RONDINONE, S SAWHNEY, C MACHADO, MG ALPIGIANI, M CERBONI, SKF OLIVEIRA, SKF OLIVEIRA, SKF OLIVEIRA, SKF OLIVEIRA, G MARTINI, L LEPORE, H MICHELS, M BARDARE, I CALVO, I CALVO, A SAVOLAINEN, S M AL-MAYOUF, O JONES, U SANDINI-POHJAVUORI, I FOELDVARI, S COMPEYROT, I FOELDVARI, M MEHRWALD, D HUELSEBUS, A KOHLSCHÜTTER, DJ LOVELL, I BOYKINOV, D NIKOLOVA, N IVANOVA, K LISITCHKI, S STEFANOV, V GENOVA, S CLARK, G FREED, S KAMPHUIS, P QUARTIER, AM PRIEUR, R TEN CATE, M BIERINGS, NM WULFFRAAT, N KUZMINA, A SHAIKOV, V CHERNYSHOV, I DUDKA, T LJUDVIK, T POCHINOK, M VODYANIK, V NIKOLAJENKO, E VYKHOVANETS, L GALLITELLI, F FANTINI, V GERLONI, P WOO, KJ MURRAY, C BENTLEY, V LEE, E GRAHAM, K MURRAY, P WOO, C EDELSTEN, M CERBONI, T MUSTICA, A IESTER, R LORINI, MG ALPIGIANI, R DE MARCO, T MUSTICA, P VITTONE, A IESTER, UBW DESTRI, LCO VASQUEZ, S FERMAN, S ROMANO, FR SZTAJNBOK, LG GUEDES, AECL PALHARES, S KNUPP, AFGS MARQUES, LL CAMPOS, AFG SILVA, M RODRIGUES, FR STANJBOK, ACM MARQUES, C DOMINGUES, M RODRIGUES, FA MALTA NETO, U BACCILIERO, A TREGNAGHI, F ZULIAN, S FACCHINI, C MALORGIO, A VENTURA, L SCHUCHMANN, M SCARAZATTI, V MARTINI, A GRASSI, A PETACCIA, L LACRUZ, L LACRUZ, H SÄILÄ, K KOTANIEMI, O KAIPIAINEN-SEPPÄNEN, M LEIRISALO-REPO, K AHO, A ALMEHAIDIB, M ALKAFF, S BAHABRI, E RABINOVICH, S BOWYER, P DENT, N ILOWITE, C SPENCER, ET AL, V AUBERT, P ROUX-LOMBARD, J-J CHESEAUX, M HOFER, M REDEGELD, M MEHRWALD, D HÜLSEBUS, M BULLINGER, P QUARTIER, G LE MOEL, G CHÈDEVILLE, AM PRIEUR
• 8 Mechanical and orthopaedic problems

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  M TRACHANA, K BÜCHNER, C GONZÁLEZ ESPINOSA, T ODENT, P PRATSIDOU-GERTSI, F PAPADOPOULOU, DE KOLIOUSKAS, A CHRISTODOULOU, J BENIZELOS, F KANAKOUDI-TSAKALIDOU, T SAURENMANN, B GONZÁLEZ ALVAREZ, R MIRALLES CHINCHILLA, C GLORION, P TOUZET, A-M PRIEUR, J-C POULIQUEN
• 9 Rare diseases

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  E BASKIN, E BASKIN, K DAVIES, R TOPALOGLU, E VANIN, I KONÉ-PAUT, V VARGOVÁ, T HERLIN, R VESELY, A TOMMASINI, E KOSKOVÁ, V PANAVIENE, M JAKUTOVIC, RP LAUENER, C BROCHHAUSEN, I NIKISHINA, R BRIK, P PICCO, A BUONCOMPAGNI M GATTORNO, U SAATCI, A BAKKALOGLU, S OZEN, R TOPALOGLU, N BESBAS, U SAATÇI, S OZEN, R TOPALOGLU, A BAKKALOGLU, N BESBAS, O KALAYCI, ER STIEHM, P WOO, KJ MURRAY, E BASKIN, H OKUR, N BESBAS, U SAATCI, M TUNCER, A BAKKALOGLU, P DRIGO, G MARTINI, MS STRAFELLA, L MARCAZZO, F ZULIAN, B ROQUELAURE, P MINODIER, J SARLES, JR HARLÉ, JM GARNIER, I TOUITOU, R VESELY, CA BRANDT, H-J LÜDECKE, J OSTERGAARD, U FRIEDRICH, V VARGOVÁ, L LEPORE, E FRAGONAS, M LAZZERINI, V KIREN, M KRUPA, V BOSÁK, KOPECKY, J LUKÁC, D MICEKOVÁ, J ROVENSKY, V PANAVIENE, C STOCKER, F DIEDERICHS, R SEGER, T GÜNGÖR, B TRUTNAU, G KLAUS, L SCHWEIGERER, HW SEYBERTH, N KUZMINA, R MONTEVERDE, A BUONCOMPAGNI M GATTORNO, AM PRIEUR, M DI ROCCO, A BARABINO, P GANDULLIA, C MARINO, P PICCO
• 10 Scleroderma

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  G MARTINI, F CORONA, A MARTINI, KJ MURRAY, KJ HOWELL, P WOO, J HARPER, D ATHERTON, CM BLACK, M SCARAZATTI, A PETACCIA, M GAVEZZOTTI, M BELTRAMELLI, M BARDARE, R MACCARIO, A RAVELLI, D MONTAGNA, F DE BENEDETTI, F BONETTI, S VIOLA, M ZECCA, P DE STEFANO, F LOCATELLI
• 11 Treatment of paediatric rheumatic diseases

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  O VOUGIOUKA, CD ROSE, AG CLEARY, V GERLONI, C MODESTO, R DE MARCO, F FALCINI, Y KIMURA, L RUTKOWSKA-SAK, J KÜMMERLE-DESCHNER, V KIREN, L LEPORE, L LEPORE, M BARDARE, M PUNARO, J HAAPASAARI, MC COMMARE, F KANAKOUDI-TSAKALIDOU, M GATTINARA, AD BILLIAU, C JOB-DESLANDRE, E NORDAL, NM WULFFRAAT, G SUSIC, O VINJE, I FOELDVARI, L SCHUCHMANN, AM PRIEUR, L DEMETRIOU, C VLAHOU, A LIOTSOU, D KYRZOPOULOS, G MCILVAIN-SIMPSON, JA SILLS, K DEVINE, J KELLY, E BAILDAM, JE DAVIDSON, I PONTIKAKI, F DESIATI, E LUPI, M GATTINARA, F FANTINI, M BORONAT, S MARSAL, C ARNAL-GUIMERA, MG ALPIGIANI, T MUSTICA, M CERBONI, P VITTONE, A IESTER, G BINDI, F GALLUZZI, S STAGI, G SIMONINI, GB CALABRI, L MASI, R CIMAZ, S LI, L IMUNDO, A ROMICKA, G BRANDT, U HOLZER, J IHLE, M HAUTZINGER, G E DANNECKER, L LEPORE, A TOMMASINI, A TOMMASINI, V KIREN, M DEL SANTO, C MALORGIO, M ANDOLINA, M RABUSIN, N MAXIMOVA, S PARCO, V KIREN, A GRASSI, L DELL'ERA, F CORONA, ML BIANCHI, Y SARDANI, H KAUTIAINEN, M LEIRISALO-REPO, M BATICLE, MJ RUA, P JOURNEAU, AM PRIEUR, M TRACHANA, P PRATSIDOU-GERTSI, E TSITSAMI, B KYRIAZOPOULOU-DALAINA, I PONTIKAKI, V GERLONI, F FANTINI, C WOUTERS, B CHKIRATE, AM JAKOBSEN, M RYGG, AM VLIEGER, SM KAMPHUIS, EAM SANDERS, W KUIS, R STOJANOVIC, D GACIC, S DJORDJEVIC, E OBIORA, O FORRE, R BURGOS-VARGAS, A THON, D TUERCK, P FRANCK, R MOUY, M DEBRÉ, P QUARTIER
• 12 Vasculitis

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  A BAKKALOGLU, N BESBAS, P NAVON-ELKAN, F FALCINI, R TOPALOGLU, I KONÉ-PAUT, F ZULIAN, V PANAVIEN, M HOFER, M LAZZERINI, S OZEN, E BASKIN, N BESBAS, O KASAPÇOPUR, A DUZOVA, F OZALTIN, F OZALTIN, E BASKIN, A BAKKALOGLU, S OZEN, U SAATÇI, D WACHTEL, J PRESS, S PADEH, D BRANSKI, F ZULIAN, P PICCO, MS STRADELLA, G MARTINI, G SIMONINI, GB CALABRI, R CIMAZ, N BESBAS, A SUNGUR, E BASKIN, S OZEN, U SAATCI, A BAKKALOGLU, A GORCHAKOFF , B WESCHLER, JM GARNIER, I TOUITOU, L ZANCAN, F FALCINI, MS STRAFELLA, G MARTINI, E VANIN, A GARKAUSKIEN, M JAKUTOVI, G RIVIER, P-A GUERNE, J BRUNNER, S HANQUINET, J-J CHESEAUX, E GIRARDIN, A TOMMASINI, I BRUNO, E BARBI, L LEPORE
• 13 Allied health professionals

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  PN SYNODINOS, H EPPS, H GYLDENLØVE, JM SCOTT, C BROSIG, C GRAVE, C BROSIG, WP BEKKERING, O VOUGIOUKA, M MAKOU, D KARAMALIKI, MN SPYROPOULOS, O KRISTENSEN, A CASPERSEN, M THASTUM, A STOKBRO, H KASPERSEN, K HULD, OR HANSEN, T HERLIN, HE EPPS, B KRATOSKA, J OLSON, J NOCTON, B MONTAVON, H DAVIES, J UILEIN, K IMMEL, P SCOTT, M BOEHNKE, R-M KÜSTER, J OLSON, M BOLGER, M GARWOOD, J NOCTON, R TEN CATE, D MUL, LWA VAN SUIJLEKOM-SMIT, M MUNNEKE

Introduction

• VII European Paediatric Rheumatology Congress: Annual Scientific Meeting of PRES (1 September, 2000) Free

  MICHAËL HOFER