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Elaine Monarch, Executive Director of the Celiac Disease Foundation [phone
818-990-2354, email [log in to unmask]] asked me to post the following for
her, in response to this week's announcement of a spring meeting on CD to
be held at the National Institutes of Health near Washington DC:

E>  "I have been involved with the NIH in getting the March meeting on Celiac
E>  Disease initiated.  My contact at the NIH was not pleased that a notice of
E>  the meeting had been prematurely posted to our List.  Nothing is official
E>  yet and it is likely to be a small informal meeting.  Until the NIH formally
E>  notices the meeting (including the size of the room), we all need to
E>  understand that it would not necessarily benefit our cause to have huge
E>  numbers of the general celiac community try to attend."

I'd like to suggest that no one further publicize the meeting until
additional information is released by the NIH.

Bill Elkus
Los Angeles