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Date:4/18/2008

en linked to their subsequent development and learning capacity. The investigators will use magneto-encephalography (MEG), a technology which is new to Washington State. MEG measures brain waves at the surface of the scalp in a non-invasive, noiseless process. This will be the only MEG in the world devoted to children. The behaviors, syndromes, and disabilities that will be addressed by the team represent unmet medical needs and are all prevalent in Washington State and worldwide. Improved understanding of the causes and possible treatment of autism, ADHD, dyslexia, learning difficulties and other diseases with early childhood onset will have profound implications for both the educational and health-care systems.

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Gerald Nepom, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, $5,575,200

Program title: Program for Autoimmune Disease Intervention (PADI)

Program focus: To apply genetic and immunologic discoveries to benefit people with autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosis (lupus).

The investigators will pioneer immunologic staging or profiling as a tool for early diagnosis, selection of treatment, monitoring of therapeutic response, and prediction of prognosis for Type 1 diabetes, MS, and lupus, diseases of particularly high prevalence in Washington State. By suppressing an immune response common to these three diseases, the investigators hope to improve basic diagnostic and treatment capabilities. Disease management in Type 1 diabetes, MS, and lupus can only be done with general immunosuppressive regimens that often create devastating side effects. Both regional and global markets are desperately in need of new therapeutic options for treating autoimmunity. Profiling will also be used to group those individuals eligible for clinical trials and therapies, create new therapeutic options, and generate economic development in Washington State for new
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Contact: Dianne Needham needham@lsdfa.org 206-732-6776 Life Sciences Discovery Fund Source:Eurekalert

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