Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 17th, 1997
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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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