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Blood Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 17th, 1997

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Blood Weekly | Other Publications

Blood Banking (Donors) - Barring Cocaine Users from Donating Blood Would Result in Substantial Loss

Anemia - Scientists Report Successful Erythropoietin Gene Delivery

Anemia Gene Therapy - Clinical Trial for Erythropoietin-Responsive Anemia One Step Closer

Angiogenesis - Gene Therapy Used to Grow New Blood Vessels

Babesiosis (Therapy) - Whole Blood Exchange May Be Effective

Blood Products (Contamination) - HGV/HCV Contaminated Immunoglobulin Transmitted Only HCV Disease

Cancer Gene Therapy - Gene Transfer of mrp Protects Cells from Chemotherapeutic Agents

Chronic Granulomatous Disease - Autologous Stem Cell Gene Therapy Assessed in CGD Trial

Diagnostics - Saliva As Reliable As Blood For DNA Screening For Genetic Diseases

Heart Disease - WHO Guidelines on Oral Anticoagulants May Improve Treatment for Thrombosis

Hemophilia - A Brief History of HIV and Hemophiliacs

Industry News - ImClone Systems Expands Program in Cancer-Related Angiogenesis

Industry News (Patents and Technology) - Integra LifeSciences Awarded New TP-9201 Patent and New NIH Grant

Occupational Risk (Dentistry) - Dental Workers' Exposure to Blood has Declined

Regulatory Issues - WHO Committee Assesses Quality Standards of Biologicals

Sickle Cell Anemia - Gene Therapy Holds Promise For Blood Disease

Transplantation (Cornea) - HBV, HCV, HIV More Common in Cornea Donors than Blood Donors

Xenotransplantation - WHO: Technology Offers Exciting Opportunities But Must Be Monitored Carefully

Antiviral Vaccines - "Immunization of Plasmapheresis Donors with a Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Composed of gB Glycoprotein and MF-59 Adjuvant."

Diagnostics (Mycobacteria) - "Lack of Clinical Predictors for Mycobacteria spp. Bloodstream Infections Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Patients in Southeast Asia: Implications for the Selective Use of Blood Cultures Desig

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "A Factor IX-Deficient Mouse Model for Hemophilia B Gene Therapy."

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer to Muscle and Liver."

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "Adenovirus Vector Mediated Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A."

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy Avoidance: Implanting Allogeneic Cells Within a Device."

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "Hepatic Gene Therapy for Hemophilia."

Hemophilia Gene Therapy - "Mutation Repair of the Von Willebrand's Factor Gene."

Blood Banking (GBV-C) - "Immunoassays to Study Prevalence of Antibody Against GB Virus C in Blood Donors."

Blood Storage (Cryopreservation) - "Transfusion of Autologous, Hydroxyethyl Starch-Cryopreserved Red Blood Cells."

Blood Substitutes - "Effect of Polyethylene Glycol Conjugated Bovine Hemoglobin in Both Top-Load and Exchange Transfusion Rat Models."

Bone Marrow Transplantation - "Analysis of HLA-A and -B Serologic Typing of Bone Marrow Registry Donors using Polymerase Chain Reaction with Sequence-Specific Oligonucleotide Probes and DNA Sequencing."

Diagnostics (GBV-C/HGV) - "Evaluation of Commercially Available and In-House Reverse Transcription PCR Assays for Detection of Hepatitis G Virus or GB Virus C."

Diagnostics (HIV) - "HIV Antibody Assay That Gave False Negative Results: Multicentre Collaborative Study."

Hematology - "A Common Prothrombin Variant (20210 G to A) Increases the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Young Women."

Hemodialysis (HCV) - "Adsorption of Hepatitis C Virus Particles onto the Dialyzer Membrane."

Kaposi's Sarcoma (KSHV) - "Risk of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus Transmission from Donor Allografts among Italian Posttransplant Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients."

Leishmaniasis (Diagnostics) - "Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis."

Oxygen Carriers - "Concealed Air Leak Associated with Large Tidal Volumes in Partial Liquid Ventilation."

Transfusion - "Impact of Autotransfusion after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Oxygen Transport."

Transplantation - "Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease."

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