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It is our intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.                                                                                                                  

The following presenter(s) have disclosed they have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company whose primary business is producing, marketing selling re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients and have disclosed that a conflict of interest exists with the presentation. An explanation of how the conflict is being mitigated is listed below.

Nicole Chase, MD is a consultant for AstraZeneca, Genentec, Novartis, Regeneron and Sanofi/Genzyme. She is a Speaker for AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte and Sanofi/Genzyme. The speaker will reference products developed by these companies along with others not associated with these companies.

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