Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 8th, 1997
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Transplantation - PBPC Show Better Antileukemic Activity Than Marrow Grafts
Xenotransplantation - IFN-Gamma Producing Cells In Pig Xenografts Compromise Graft Survival
AIDS Therapies - Passive Immunization Yields High Levels of Anti-HIV Antibody
Breast Cancer - FDA Clearance Announced Blood Test to Aid in Managing Metastatic Cancer
Cardiovascular Gene Therapy - Graft Coronary Arteriosclerosis Prevented by Antisense Therapy
Colorectal Cancer - Gene Test Is Now Available For New Mutation
Conference Announcement - AABB Celebrates "50 Years of Commitment to Excellence in Blood Banking"
Conference Announcement - CDC Addresses Occupational Health Issues at Conference
Diagnostics - Lysis Method Identifies Mycobacteria in Blood and Bone Marrow
Funding - NIEHS, CDC Award Grant for Study Of Fungus Deadly To Cleveland Infants
Genetics (Blood Sampling) - Easier Way Found To Study Interactions Of Genes, Environment
HIV Testing - Laboratories Offer Improved Test Licensed by FDA
Hematopoiesis - Fatty Acids in Japanese Herbal Medicine Promote Stem Cell Proliferation
Immunology (Plasmodium falciparum) - Poor Antibody Recognition of MSP-1 Product Observed
Lupus - Test Predicts Lupus Progression
Obstetrics - Additional Criteria Needed for Retransfusion of Anemic Fetuses
Rabies - Rabies Treatment For All Persons With Physical Contact With Bats
Vaccine Development - "Universal" Antigen Elicits Immunity to All Haemophilus Strains
Antiviral (HCV) - "Stability of a Hepatitis C Virus Surrogate (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus) to Temperature, UV Light and a Range of Disinfectants."
At-Risk Populations - "HCV, HBV and HIV Risk Practices for Injecting Drug Users: The BBV TRAQ (Blood Borne Virus Transmission Risk Assessment Questionnaire)."
Blood Substitutes - "Hemorheological Effects of rHB1.1 Hemoglobin."
Blood Substitutes - "Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Coating of Red Cells Reduces Low-Shear Blood Viscosity."
Cancer Gene Therapy - "Breast Cancer Targeted Gene Therapy Mediated by Recombinant Adenovirus Containing the DF3/MUC1 Promoter."
Transmission (Hepatitis) - "Hepatitis: Role of Vertical Transmission."
Transplantation (Complications) - "Analysis of HCV Levels in Cholestatic Hepatitis Post Liver Transplant."
Blood Banking (Look-Back Programs) - "A Canadian Hospital-Based HIV/Hepatitis C Look-Back Notification Program."
Blood Banking (Storage) - "Activation during Preparation of Therapeutic Platelets Affects Deterioration during Storage: A Comparative Flow Cytometric Study of Different Production Methods."
Blood Banking (Storage) - "Generation of Cytokines in Red Cell Concentrates during Storage Is Prevented by Prestorage White Cell Reduction."
Bone Marrow Transplantation - "Antibody Responses to Tetanus Toxoid and Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccines Following Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT)."
Diagnostics (HIV) - "Quantification of HIV-1 Viral RNA and Proviral DNA by Isotopic Competitive PCR."
Hemoglobin - "Interactions of Ultrapure Bovine Hemoglobin with Renal Epithelial Cells In Vivo and In Vitro."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Transplantation-Associated Malignancies - Restriction of Human Herpes Virus 8 to Kaposi's sarcoma."
Pediatrics - "Hepatitis C and G Virus Infections in Polytransfused Children."
Transfusion (Guidelines) - "Perioperative Blood Transfusion: A Plea for Guidelines."
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