PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K S Barron AU - C Wallace AU - Woolfrey CEA AU - R M Laxer AU - R Hirsch AU - M Horwitz AU - J Siegel AU - L Filipovich AU - N Wulffraat AU - M Passo AU - L G Rider TI - Autologous stem cell transplantation for pediatric rheumatic diseases. DP - 2001 Oct 01 TA - The Journal of Rheumatology PG - 2337--2358 VI - 28 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/10/2337.short 4100 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/10/2337.full SO - J Rheumatol2001 Oct 01; 28 AB - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, convened a workshop entitled The Next Step: Protocol Development for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Rheumatic Disease, June 2000, co-chaired by Drs. Karyl Barron and Carol Wallace. The goal of the workshop was to focus on the scientific rationale for stem cell transplantation therapy in the pediatric diseases, unique aspects of this therapy in the pediatric rheumatic diseases, transplantation issues and options, regulatory issues, and development of a DNA repository for these diseases.