PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Maria ED - Tyndall, Alan TI - Novel Strategies for Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases in the Future Stem Cell Therapies DP - 2008 Sep 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 8--9 VI - 8 IP - 5 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/5/8.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/5/8.full AB - Despite the significant breakthroughs over the years for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, many autoimmune diseases remain resistant to treatment, or response is incomplete. In a basic science session, novel treatments from the fields of stem cells, gene therapy, and therapeutic vaccines are described.