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Fifth International Congress on Familial Mediterranean Fever and Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases

Isabelle Touitou1, Sinisa Savic, Rebeccah J Mathews

  • 1CHU Montpellier, Unité Médicale des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, F-34295, France.

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
|May 19, 2010
PubMed

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The Fifth International Congress on Familial Mediterranean Fever and Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases highlighted advances in innate immunity and autoinflammatory diseases. Key topics included new inheritance patterns, animal models, genes, and IL-1beta blockage efficacy.

Area of Science:

  • Innate immunity and autoinflammatory diseases.

Background:

  • The Fifth International Congress on Familial Mediterranean Fever and Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases convened in Rome, Italy, April 4-8, 2008.
  • Over 300 international experts from 32 countries participated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent developments in innate immunity.
  • To discuss the relevance of these developments to the pathogenesis of autoinflammatory diseases.

Main Methods:

  • The congress focused on discussions and presentations of new research findings.

Main Results:

  • Emphasis was placed on novel modes of inheritance for autoinflammatory diseases.
  • Advancements in animal models and the discovery of new related genes were highlighted.
  • The significant efficacy of Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) blockage in treating many of these conditions was noted.

Conclusions:

  • The congress underscored the critical role of innate immunity in autoinflammatory diseases.
  • IL-1beta appears to be a key therapeutic target for a range of autoinflammatory conditions.

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