Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 30th, 1999
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Gene Transmission - HTLV-I tax Sequences Missing in Population of Blood Donors
Anti-Angiogenesis - Platelet Factor-4-Derived Peptides Inhibit Angiogenesis
Aortic Surgery (Blood Transfusion) - Blood Conservation Measures Are Effective
Blood Safety (nvCJD) - Precautionary Measures To Reduce Theoretical Risk of Disease from Blood Products
Blood Transfusion - Anti-Ata Causes Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
Diagnostics (HCV) - Low-Cost Peptide Test Simplifies HCV Testing
Genotyping (HCV) - Transient Superinfection Occurs in Some HCV+ Patients
Hematopoiesis - hG-CSF Effects on Megakaryopoiesis and Platelet Function
Malaria - Testing Could Recover More Than 2,000 Units of Red Cells
Open-Heart Surgery (Pediatrics) - Multivariate Analysis ID's Factors Associated With Blood Loss
Orthopedic Surgery - Strong Fibrinolysis in Surgical Wound After Closure
Blood Donation - Japan May Join Ban on British Blood Donors
Viral Markers - HGV Markers Characterized in HCV Coinfected Patients
Animal Models (HEV) - Hepatitis E Virus Infection May Be Widespread in Rats
Cord Blood Transplantation - Multiple Collection Cord Blood "Cocktail" Used in Unique Transplant
Gene Therapy Techniques - Improved Success in Gene Therapy for Blood and Other Disorders Targeted
Industry News (Blood Safety) - IND Application Filed for Red Blood Cell Viral Inactivation Technology
Testing (HCV) - Hepatitis C Called 'Most Common Blood-Borne Infection in U.S.'
Interferon Therapy (HCV) - "Outcome of Interferon-Alpha (IFN-(alpha)) Treatment in Hemodialysis Patients and Renal Transplant Recipients with Chronic Hepatiti
Gammaglobulin Therapy - "Pooled Human Gammaglobulin (IVIG) Inhibits the Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) Through Modulation of Surface Molecules on Antigen Presenting Cells (APC)."
Organ Donation - "Evaluation of High-Risk Organ Donors: Needless Expense or Potential Source of Transplantable Organs for HIV+ Patients?"
Bone Marrow Transplantation - "T-Cell Depletion Plus Salvage Immunotherapy With Donor Leukocyte Infusions as a Strategy to Treat Chronic-Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Patients Undergoing HLA-Identical Sibling Marrow Transplantation. DOUBLEQ
Dengue Virus (Diagnostics) - "Evaluation of Four Methods for Detection of Immunoglobulin M Antibodies to Dengue Virus."
Immunologic Memory - "Persisting Alloantigen Prevents Primed CD45RC- CD4 T Cells From Inducing Allograft Rejection: Implications for Immunological Memory."
Transfusion Medicine - "Correlation of Cytokine Elaboration With Mononuclear Cell Adhesion to Platelet Storage Bag Plastic Polymers: A Pilot Study."
Transfusion Medicine - "The Effect of Unmodified or Prestorage White Cell-Reduced Allogeneic Red Cell Transfusions on the Immune Responsiveness in Orthopedic Surgery Patients."
Transfusion Medicine - "Transfusion and Postoperative Pneumonia in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Effect of the Length of Storage of Transfused Red Cells."
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