Both scientifically and socially the Vlth International Symposium on Amyloidosis, August 5 - 8, 1990 in Oslo was a great success. There were three and a half intensive days. It started with the Opening Ceremony, particularly highlighted with the Norway-Norway multi media show by David Cochron, and ended with a visit to the Edvard Munch museuro and the Farewell Salmon Dinner on the evening of August 8 (not to forget the "happy birthday" song for Dorothea Zucker-Franklin at the breakfast table the following morning). In between was the intellectual penetration into the science of amyloidosis and amyloid proteins, and a deepening of many friendships among young and old "amyloidologists", together with some of the cultural and historical features of Oslo and Norway. Among the numerous Ietters of thanks and gratitude that we have received, the senior organizer of the previous meeting, Takashi lsobe said it briefly and eloquently: "You have overwhelmed us, you have performed a drama with joy and cheer, you have hosted so nicely with lovely secretariat, you have arranged impressive hospitality in every respect, you certainly did for all of us" Now we are left with the proceedings book for the three coming years until the next symposium in Kingston, Canada, which will be organized by Drs. Robert Kisilevsky and Thomas Muckle from the Department of Pathology at Queens University in 1993. The scientific contributions herein cover all the sessions of the meeting.
Reviews
The book is well indexed and presents an excellent opportunity to gaina grasp of the current state of knowledge in the subject,investigation of the proteins, their control and the geneticmechanisms of their inheritance. It is essential reading for anyserious student of amyloid. British Journal of Rheumatology Vol.XXXI No.4
Editors and Affiliations
Institute of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Jacob B. Natvig
Oslo Sanitetsforenings, Rheumatism Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Øystein Førre
Department of Rheumatology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
Gunnar Husby
Department of Immunology and Bloodbank, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
Anne Husebekk,
Bjørn Skogen
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Knut Sletten
Department of Pathology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
Per Westermark
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Amyloid and Amyloidosis 1990
Book Subtitle: VIth International Symposium on Amyloidosis August 5–8, 1990, Oslo, Norway
Editors: Jacob B. Natvig, Øystein Førre, Gunnar Husby, Anne Husebekk, Bjørn Skogen, Knut Sletten, Per Westermark
