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Immunology in the Arabian desert

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Increasing evidence suggests that immune mechanisms underlie major inflammatory diseases that show no overt microbial etiology. In this context, a 4-day conference of clinical and nonclinical scientists convened in the United Arab Emirates to consider recent research developments in this fast-moving field.

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Supported by the Wellcome Trust (A.H.).

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  1. Basel al-Ramadi is in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.,

    Basel al-Ramadi

  2. Adrian Hayday is in the Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, SE1 9RT UK.,

    Adrian Hayday

  3. Wilhelm Schwaeble is in the Department of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, lE1 9HN UK. ws5@le.ac.uk.,

    Wilhelm Schwaeble

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al-Ramadi, B., Hayday, A. & Schwaeble, W. Immunology in the Arabian desert. Nat Immunol 9, 699–703 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0708-699

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