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HHT Seventh International Scientific & Medical Conference
The Seventh International HHT Scientific Conference was held on April 25-28, 2007 in Capri, Italy. The conference was attended by over 150 scientific and medical professionals from 11 different countries. The program is available to view here.

To read the scientific and clinical summaries by Doug Marchuk, PhD. and Peter Terry, MD, both members of the HHT Scientific Advisory and Medical Board, click on the following links: Basic Science Summary and hht_clinical_summary_2007.

NIH Workshop-Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Vascular Biology and Pathophysiology
HHT Foundation in conjunction with the National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored an HHT Workshop for basic scientific research in Bethesda, Maryland on June 8 and 9, 2006. The conference provided an opportunity for NIH to formulate an HHT research plan. The workshop included a mix of keynote talks, platform presentations, and open discussion on several themes, including:

  1. Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Pathway and HHT
  2. Endothelial Biology and HHT
  3. Vascular Biology and HHT
  4. Chemical Genomics and HHT
  5. Organ Pathophysiology in HHT
  6. Click on the link below to view the Overview of the Program:

http://www.genome.gov/19519386
Scientific_Conference_NIH_Workshop_June_06.pdf

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