Abstract
The 9th ESID Prague Spring Meeting was attended by 33 participants from 11 countries (Czech Rep., Belarus, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom). The emphasis on active participation and presentation of young scientists was the hallmark of this event.
ESID junior working party was represented by its chair Crina Samarghitean and presentations by junior members from Czech Rep., Hungary, Belarus, Germany and Italy. The invited speakers (prof.Lennart Hammarström, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and Klaus Warnatz, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany) who both gave special talks on CVID and formed an excellent background for discussions ...
Novel genes causing PIDs were shown by Bodo Grimbacher, particularly new mutations in CARD9 and mucocutaneous candidiasis. CVID and hyper IgE syndrome arose as major themes of the meeting, the closing session was devoted to the case reports.