THIRD INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP--ALOPECIA AREATA

第三届斑秃国际研究研讨会将带来 在这个领域工作的研究人员。 这样做的目的 会议旨在审查当前的知识状况，并促进 国际合作，进一步研究这种疾病。 的 一种假说认为斑秃可能是由基因决定的， 针对毛囊的器官特异性自身免疫性疾病， 由T细胞介导。因此，选定了主旨发言人， 回顾分子拟态和小鼠遗传学领域 狼疮模型。要求提供资金，以帮助支付 邀请讲者和实习生奖，使年轻的调查人员， 或学员在这次会议上介绍他们的工作。 研究 会议将重点讨论以下最新发展， 斑秃的发病机制。 第一，小鼠和动物的地位 模型和最近的研究结果有关的免疫遗传学的AA将 在上午的会议上进行审查。下午的会议将是 针对AA的遗传学和细胞因子在其中的作用， 疾病 最近发现的人类“无毛”基因和Hox 基因家族在头发发育中的作用。 晚上 会议将是一个海报讨论会，其中新的工作将是 提出了

The Third International Research Workshop on Alopecia Areata will bring together investigators working in this field. The purpose of this conference is to review the current state of knowledge and foster international collaborations for further research on this disease. The hypothesis is that Alopecia Areata may be a genetically determined, organ specific autoimmune disease directed against the hair follicle and mediated by T cells. Keynote speakers have therefore been selected to review the areas of Molecular Mimecry and The Genetics of the Mouse Lupus Model. Funding is requested to help defray the costs of the invited speakers and the trainee awards to enable young investigators or trainees to present their work at this meeting. The Research conference will be focused on the following latest developments in the pathogenesis of Alopecia Areata. First, the status of mouse and animal models and the recent findings concerning the immunogenetics of AA will be reviewed in the morning session. The afternoon session will be directed towards the genetics of AA and the role of cytokines in this disease. The recent discovery of the human "hairless" gene and of Hox gene families in hair development will be presented. The evening session will be a poster discussion session in which new work will be presented.