Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 6th, 1999
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Vector Development - Manipulation of Adenovirus Fiber Proteins Improves Targeting
Antisense Technology - Antisense Strategy May Treat Neurodegeneration
Cancer Gene Therapy - Animal Models Provide New Insights into Drug Resistance
Cancer Immunotherapy - CD154 Gene Transfer Inhibits Tumor Growth
Gene Transfer - HIV DNA Is Transferred by an HIV Receptor-Independent Mechanism
Influenza Vaccine - Tailor-Made Flu Viruses Now Possible
Aging - Study Details Aging - and How It Might Be Delayed
Atherosclerosis - Cloned Gene Linked to Natural Substance that Reduces Vascular Inflammation
Breast Cancer (Metastases) - Genes Involved in Cancer Spread Discovered
Breast Cancer (Risk Factors) - Cancer Risk May Be Influenced by Gene
Drug Resistance - Researchers Discover Genetic Reason Why Some Patients Resist Therapy
Ethics (Stem Cell Research) - Stem Cell Research Too Important To Delay
Gene Transfer - Large Amounts of DNA Transported to Nucleus Using Nonviral Vectors
Heart Disease (Risk Factors) - Genetic Shutdown May Link Estrogen, Heart Disease
Sleep Disorders (Etiology) - Researchers Discover Basis of Heritable Sleep Disorder
Stroke - Herpesvirus Convinces Brain Cells Not To Die
DNA Vaccines (TB) - "Characterization of the Memory-Activated T Cells that Mediate the Long-Lived Host Response Against Tuberculosis after BCG or DNA Vaccination."
Arthritis Gene Therapy - "An Adenovirus Vector with Genetically Modified Fibers Expressing the RGD Motif Demonstrates Increased Transduction of Murine Synovial Membrane in vivo."
Cancer Vaccines - "Development of a Vaccine Against Colon Carcinoma Based on Cytokine-Transduced Autologous Tumor Cells."
DNA Vaccines (TB) - "The Potential Use of HSP Proteins To Vaccinate Against Tuberculosis."
Sickle Cell Disease - "Triplex-Based Repair of the Sickle Cell Mutation."
Vector Development - "Comparative Study of Various Viral Vectors for Gene Expression in Neurons."
Allergy Medicine - "Interferon-gamma- and Interleukin-4-Targeted Gene Therapy for Atopic Allergic Disease."
Antisense Technology - "Antisense Inhibition of Protein Kinase C alpha Reverses the Transformed Phenotype in Human Lung Carcinoma Cells."
Cancer Gene Therapy - "Ovarian Cancer BRCA1 Gene Therapy: Phase I and II Trial Differences in Immune Response and Vector Stability."
Drug Development - "Selective Killing of Cancer Cells Based on Loss of Heterozygosity and Normal Variation in the Human Genome: A New Paradigm for Anticancer Drug Therapy."
Gene Delivery - "Control of Delivered Gene Expression in Chondrocytes Using Heat Shock Protein 70B Promoter."
Gene Delivery - "Structure-Activity Relationships of Water-Soluble Cationic Methacrylate/Methacrylamide Polymers for Nonviral Gene Delivery."
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