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The Organizing Committee wishes to express its gratitude to the
following, for their generous support:
| MAJOR SPONSORS |
| Menarini, Italy/Inova, USA |

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| Pharmacia Diagnostics, Germany |
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| SPONSORS |
| American Autoimmune Related
Diseases Association, Inc., USA (AARDA) |
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| AFR srl, Italy |
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| AstraZeneca |
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| Aventis Behring |
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| Bio-Rad Laboratories Srl |
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| BMD, France |
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| Gradipore Ltd. |
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| The Methodist Health Foundation and Clarian
Health Partners |
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| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. |
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Louiseville APL Diagnostics
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| Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland |
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| Pharmacia, USA |
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| CONTRIBUTORS |
| AlfaWasserman, Italy |
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| American Diagnostica |
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| Aventis, Israel |
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| Teva Pharmaceuticals, Israel |
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ZLB Bioplasma AG, Switzerland
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