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Table of Contents . . . October 10th, 2002
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Renal Disease - Novel technique uses decoy strategy to get therapy to kidney cells
Type 1 Diabetes - Intestinal cells become insulin producers after genetic induction
Arrhythmia - First biologic pacemaker created by gene therapy in guinea pigs
Endometriosis - Angiostatin gene transfer obliterates endometriosis in study animals
Lysosomal Storage Diseases - Gene therapy treats first disease affecting multiple organ systems in a large animal
Pancreatic Cancer - Hepatocyte growth factor antagonist controls spread of pancreatic tumors
Appointments - 'Naked DNA Company' expands management team
Cancer Gene Therapy - Review supports suicide gene therapy approach
Cancer Therapy - Vectors encoding for vasostatin stamp out cancer growth
Cancer Vaccines - DNA and hepatitis B virus vaccine evaluated in colorectal cancer patients
Cystic Fibrosis - Apical barriers impede gene transfer to airway epithelial cells
Dermatology - Stanford researchers devise novel gene therapy technique
Endocrinology - Adaptive mechanism in female development identified in mouse model
Fetal Gene Therapy - AAV-mediated gene transfer has potential for congenital airway disease
Glycogenosis Type II - Muscle is safe, accessible target for gene therapy of lysosomal disorder
Heart Disease - Study may help Nebraska heart patient grow blood vessels
Infectious Disease Vaccine - Genetic vaccine can protect against Chagas disease
Information Technology - Biomax human genome database launched
Nonviral Vectors - Naked DNA gene delivery almost as efficient as adenovirus-mediated transfer
Nucleic Acids Research - Antisense properties of tricyclo-DNA studied
Ophthalmology - AAV-mediated gene therapy effective in rabbit model of glaucoma filtration surgery
Prostate Cancer - Tumors smaller, vessels fewer when treated with antisense hyaluronan
Schizophrenia - Psychiatric Genomics, Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, enter alliance
Spinal Cord Injury - Locally applied VEGF exerts angiogenic, neurotrophic effects in rat model
Thyroid Cancer - Tandem molecule shows preference for some thyroid carcinomas
Weight-loss Drugs - Lexicon advances new target for development of drugs to treat obesity
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