Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 29th, 2003
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Etiology may involve constitutional sequence variation in Fanconi anemia genes
Stem Cell Transplantation - T-cell depletion with Campath-1H 'in the bag' has multiple benefits
Allogeneic BMT - Pretreatment of donor with IL-18 attenuates acute GVHD, but preserves GVL effect
Hematopoiesis - Freshly dissociated fetal neural stem/progenitor cells don't turn into blood
Immunology - IL-15 + flt3-ligand or SCF induces differentiation of NKT cells from CB cells
Obstetrics - Anemia screening methods ineffective in pregnant women in Awassa, Ethiopia
Anemia - Practitioners may not always adequately assess anemia in cancer patients
Atherosclerosis - Platelets and their P-selectin actively promote advanced lesion development
Blood Safety - Donations in U.S. increased significantly following September 11 attacks
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - FDA grants orphan drug designation to photodynamic therapy
Cloning - Mouse stem cells can grow into eggs
Emergency Relief - Pharma firm donates supplies for war relief; announces West Nile alliance
Erythroleukemia - Necessity to choose the best IFN subtype in disease treatment is discussed
Griscelli Syndrome - Trp73 residue of Rab27a identified as key for interaction with Rab27a effectors
Hematology - The role that hepatocyte growth factor plays in multiple myeloma is unclear
Leukemia - Gene profiling may lead to new targets for novel antileukemic agents
Leukemia - Monoclonal gene markings need to be differentiated with leukemic gene therapy
Lymphoproliferative Disease - Granular lymphocyte, TCR gammadelta positive-phenotype disease is unique
Malaria Pathology - Parasitized erythrocyte cytoadhesion induces human endothelial cell apoptosis
Megakaryocytopoiesis - Macrophage depletion following LIP-CLOD injection boosts platelet count in mice
Multiple Myeloma - SOCS-1 is often methylated; thus negative cytokine regulation is silenced
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Late onset Ommaya reservoir infection is due to Staphylococcus aureus
Rattlesnake Antivenom - Biphasic, venom-induced thrombocytopenia therapy was ineffective the second time
Renal Transplantation - Early steroid withdrawal with basiliximab not associated with acute rejection
Renal Transplantation - Immunosuppression not required for renal transplant from same donor as BMT
Septic Shock - Hypothalamic/pituitary/adrenal axis is restabilized by low dose glucocorticoids
Sickle Cell Disease - Researchers reverse blood disease using genetically modified stem cells
Stem Cell Research - Company announces order for BioArchive System from Carolinas Cord Blood Bank
Stem Cell Research - Study results released on using human neural stem cells for spinal cord injuries
Thalassemia - Documentary fails to reflect role of drug for patients with rare blood disease
Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Combination CTLA4-lg, cyclosporin A may be strategy for managing chronic AITP
West Nile Virus - Flavivirus Elisa reagents shipped for 2003 season
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