Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 13th, 1998
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Blood Banking - Third HIV-2 Positive Blood Donor Reported in U.S.
Blood Banking - More Effort Needed to Reestablish Temporarily Deferred Donors
Hematopoietic Stem Cells - HIV-2 Does Not Infect Most-Primitive Progenitor Cells
Tissue Engineering - Biologically Produced Vessels Meet Grafting Requirements
Hemophilia Gene Therapy - AAV Vector Successfully Overcomes Inhibitors to Express Human Factor IX
Funding - Lawmakers Urge End To Ban on Needle Exchange Funds
Hemophilia - Hepatitis G Infection Not an Etiologic Factor in Hemophilia-Related Liver Disease
Hepatitis C - Canada Angers HCV Patients with Compensation Plan
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Strategic Alliance Formed To Collect White Blood Cells
Polycythemia Vera - Molecular Defect Test for PV Could Be Malignancy Model
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Aspirin Substitute Can Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
Transfusions - Expanded Phase II Cyplex Platelet Alternative Trial Launched
Transmission - Study Finds Monkey Viruses Infect People
DNA Vaccination - "Induction of Allograft Rejection in Tolerant Animals by Specific T Cell DNA Vaccination."
Blood Substitutes - "Advances in the Development of Perflubron Emulsion as a Temporary Oxygen Carrier."
Blood Substitutes - "Clinical Studies of Hemassist."
Epidemiology (HIV-1) - "Determination of HIV-1 Subtypes in Polish Patients Using HMA Method. Preliminary Data."
Pathogenesis (HIV-1) - "Diversification of HIV-1 in VPU and ENV-V3 in Six Haemophilia B Patients After Clonal Infection."
Blood Substitutes - "Modulation of Resuscitative Effect of Diaspirin Cross-Linked Hemoglobin by L-NAME in Rats."
Bone Marrow Transplantation - "Autologous CD34+ Cell Transplantation for Patients with Advanced Lymphoma: Effects of Overnight Storage on Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Enrichment and Engraftment."
Bone Marrow Transplantation - "Unrelated Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation for Children and Adolescents with Philadelphia-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia."
CMV (Diagnostics) - "Use of the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antigenemia Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Primary CMV Infection in Hospitalized Adults."
Hematopoietic Gene Transfer - "Retrovirus-mediated Gene Transfer into Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells."
Hemophilia (HGV/HIV Coinfection) - "Effect of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus Coinfection on the Course of HIV Infection in Hemophilia Patients in Japan."
Sickle Cell Disease - "Differential Regulation of (A)gamma and (G)gamma Fetal Hemoglobin mRNA Levels by Hydroxyurea and Butyrate."
Transfusion Medicine - "UV-radiation Reduces Bacterial Contaminations When Using an Autotransfusion Unit - Preliminary Results."
Transplantation (HBV) - "Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus From Hepatitis B Core Antibody-positive Donors in Living Related Liver Transplants."
Transplantation (Liver) - "Use of Low-Dose OKT3 as Induction Therapy in Liver Transplantation."
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