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Researchers discovered a novel gene involved in primary lymphedema
Researchers have made an important discovery how mutations in a novel gene, ANGPT2, cause a lymphatic disease called primary lymphedema. Discovery is essential for the proper diagnosis of patients suffering from primary lymphedema. The Human Molecular Genetics laboratory of the…
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Italy’s highest scientific award bestowed on Academy Professor Kari Alitalo
Accademia Nationale dei Lincei, the oldest science academy in Italy, has granted the international Antonio Feltrinelli Prize, awarded every five years, to Academy Professor Kari Alitalo of the University of Helsinki and the Wihuri Research Institute. According to Professor Giorgio Parisi, president of the Accademia…
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Wihuri Research Institute Symposium “Translational Insights into Organ-Specific Vasculature” – June 11, 2019
PROGRAMME 8.00-8.50 Registration open in the arrival lobby 8.50-9.00 A few words about the Wihuri Research Institute SESSION I Vasculature, Chairperson: Christer Betsholtz 09.00-09.30 Tatiana Petrova, Lausanne: Organ-specific functions of lymphatic vessels 09.30-10.00 Taija Mäkinen, Uppsala: Vascular bed-specific mechanisms of lymphatic…