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Reviewed November 14, 2006

Message from the Director, Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D.

Mission

The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institutes of Health
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