Blood Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 26th, 2004
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Artificial Blood - AFFF used to evaluate LEHb blood substitutes
Angiology - Company gets CE Mark to begin distributing its autologous thrombin kit
Antithrombin Deficiency - Company submits a European market authorization application for ATryn
Blood Banking - Cord blood patent portfolio license granted to umbilical cord blood bank
Blood Substitutes - Preliminary analysis of Oxycyte study results show positive safety profile
Blood Testing - Diagnostics company completes acquisition of Virosure product line
Business Update - CEO: Specialty Rx business poised for strong growth in 2004
Cell Biology - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ORF K1 mediates endothelial cell turnover
Collaborations - Serologicals, partner successfully complete proof of principle agreement
Corporate Update - Stem-cell business to close following resignation of management, board
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Blood transfusion poses CJD risk
Stem-Cell Transplantation - CFU-GM, CD34+ cell counts suitable for assessing post-thaw HPC viability
Critical Care Medicine - G-CSF treatment can prevent melioidosis mortality
Enzymology - Interaction of duodenase with serpins from human blood serum described
Finance - Infectious-disease company closes $5M private placement, gets payment from MMV
Finance - Mediware reports second quarter results
HIV Transmission - Unsafe injections rejected as major source of HIV infection in Africa
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Dried blood suitable for field HIV diagnosis
Hematology - Apheresis temporarily lowers viremia in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Hemophilia - Researchers identify gene that should boost hemophilia, stroke, heart treatment
Leukemia - International effort strives to improve the cure rate of childhood leukemia
Leukemia Diagnostics - LightCycler, TaqMan tests equally suitable for pediatric MRD measurement
Stem-Cell Research - Role of bone marrow stem cells in liver regeneration reviewed
Liver Cancer - Liver transplantation is safe, feasible for hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Lymphoma - Study illustrates the effects of lymphoma on the musculoskeletal system
Organ Donation - Organ-matching criteria change increases number of available transplant kidneys
Renal Artery Stenosis - Transplant renal artery stenosis can threaten graft survival
Stem-Cell Research - Advantageous karyotypic changes identified in hES cells
Stem-Cell Research - Bone marrow-derived endothelial cells aid islet transplant survival
Stem-Cell Research - GDF-5 stimulates osteogenic MSC differentiation
Stem-Cell Research - Hedgehog signaling needed for neuroectodermal ES cell differentiation
Stem-Cell Research - Mesenchymal stem cells can acquire periodontal ligament cell features
Stem-Cell Research - Multidimensional differentiation models depict human vascular development
Stem-Cell Transplantation - HHV-6 prevalence determined in Korean stem-cell graft recipients
Stem-Cell Research - Pharmacological Wnt signal activation sustains HESC, MESC pluripotency
Stem-Cell Transplantation - DC function impaired after reduced-intensity SCT conditioning
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Low-dose CY/TBI/SCT regimen effective against Fanconi anemia + MDS/AML
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Post-SCT JC virus-induced brain lesions described
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Post-SCT blood product irradiation practices in Germany characterized
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Predictors of hematopoietic recovery after auto-SCT reviewed
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Quantitative real-time PCR improves post-SCT CMV detection
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Study of adult stem cell reimplantation to investigate efficacy against CAD
Thrombosis - Vitamin K may lead to new treatments for patients at risk for blood clots
Toxicology - Anthrax lethal toxin forces human endothelial cells to self-destruct
Transfusion Medicine - Home hemophilia treatment improves outcome, lowers cost
Transfusion Management - IASIS Healthcare selects Wyngate's transfusion management technology
Type 1 Diabetes - Endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction contributes to diabetes complications
Transfusion Medicine - Immunomodulatory effects of apheresis in renal patients reviewed
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Prednisone induces etoposide clearance in children with ALL
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - International working group updates criteria for AML diagnosis and response
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia - Trisenox patent exclusivity extended from 2007 to late 2018
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