Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 5th, 2004
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Stem-Cell Transplantation - CD133-based stem-cell selection feasible with alternative donors
Aplastic Anemia - Th1 polarization underlies hematopoietic dysfunction in AAA patients
Cancer Therapy - Enrollment complete for phase II clinical study in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cancer Therapy - FLAG±Ida suitable for induction chemo in high-risk leukemia, MDS patients
Cancer Therapy - Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor reduces complications in elderly patients
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease - Action needed to prevent spread of vCJD via blood
Environmental Health - Methemoglobin levels correlate with environmental exposures in pregnant women
Finance - Instrument-reagent company announces fiscal second quarter results
Gene Replacement - Ex vivo gene therapy rectifies Niemann-Pick disease in animal models
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Dried blood suitable for HIV diagnosis in the field
Heart Disease - Perfluorocarbon-based blood substitute to undergo phase II clinical testing
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Full peripheral blood RBC chimerism needed for SCD cure
Hematology - Erythropoietin amends therapy-induced anemia in patients with hepatitis C
Hematology - Integrin-ligand interactions synergize in arterial injury platelet adhesion
Hematology - Liver cancer rates parallel the aging of thalassemic populations in Italy
Hematology - Platelet-activating factor stops enzyme secretion in decidual macrophages
Hematology - Transduced stem cells hold the potential for correcting sickle cell disease
Infectious Disease - H. pylori CagA mimicry may underlie cITP
Iron Overload - HFE gene mutations associate with fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients
Leukemia - Common clonal origin seen in twins with leukemia
Leukemia - Malignant stem cells express high levels of FGFR-3
Aplastic Anemia - HSCT safe and effective for Taiwanese SAA patients
Leukemia Diagnostics - LightCycler, TaqMan tests equally suitable for pediatric MRD measurement
Leukemia Diagnostics - MRP3 linked to drug resistance in pediatric ALL
Leukemia Diagnostics - ZAP-70 expression is a prognostic factor in CLL patients
Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Role of FLIP isoforms in apoptosis elucidated
Needle Safety - Safety blood collection needle product line launches in U.S.
Neonatal Tumors - An international working group reports on the epidemiology of neonatal tumors
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Update provided on program evaluating Proleukin interleukin-2
Stem-Cell Research - Muscle-derived stem cells may have limited hematopoietic potential
Pediatrics - Children's hospitals across the U.S. are expanding
Pulmonary Fibrosis - Bone marrow-derived stem cells active in pulmonary fibrosis
Reproductive Medicine - Factor XIII A is essential for maintaining placental integrity
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency - Unusual leukemia caused by rare combination of genes
Sickle-Cell Disease - Clinical compound rPSGL-Ig licensed for development and commercialization
Stem-Cell Research - Acute myeloid leukemia fusion proteins deregulate maintenance and repair genes
Stem-Cell Research - Bax and Bak regulate size of neural stem-cell pool
Stem-Cell Research - Concepts of stem-cell plasticity reviewed
Stem-Cell Research - Hematopoietic progenitor subset expresses neural genes
Stem-Cell Research - Japanese university produces first human embryo stem cells for domestic research
Stem-Cell Transplantation - CMV-seropositive donors might be preferable for seropositive SCT recipients
Stem-Cell Research - Pathological links between PNH and aplastic anemia reviewed
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Impaired naive T-cell survival underlies post-SCT immunodeficiency
Toxicology - The cleaning solvent HCFC-141b produces genotoxic effects in rodents
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - PBMC-PCR can facilitate tuberculous lymphadenitis diagnosis
Stem-Cell Transplantation - High-level cryopreservation of mobilized PBSC feasible without programmed freezer
Adverse Drug Effects - Inorganic arsenic therapies may have toxic side effects
Adverse Drug Effects - Lamivudine prevents rituximab-induced hepatitis B virus reactivation
Anemia - Hemopure regulatory status updated following FDA meeting
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