Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 9th, 2003
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Brain Tumor - Ganciclovir pellets enhance effects of suicide gene therapy
Transduction - Gene transfer efficiency of adeno-associated virus rests in cell type
Arthritis - Systemic gene therapy shows anti-inflammatory potential
Head and Neck Cancer - Adenoviral transfer of p27 gene decreases squamous cell carcinoma
Insulin Resistance - Tumor necrosis factor blockade may prevent metabolic meltdown
Neurodegeneration - Tumor suppressor protein capable of igniting neuron differentiation
AIDS Vaccine - Chiron extends collaboration to explore delivery of HIV vaccine
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Growth factor antagonists may reverse course of hematologic cancer
Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors - Cell-type-specific characteristics modulate AAV type 2 transduction efficiency
Antiangiogenic Gene Therapy - Kallistatin is a new inhibitor of tumor neovascularization and growth
Arthritis - Arthritis gene therapy program yields promising preclinical data
Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenoviral transduction of tumor cells induces apoptosis in cocultured T cells
Cancer Gene Therapy - CD40-targeted adenoviral vectors show promise for tumor immunotherapy
Cancer Gene Therapy - Coactive strategy boosts IL-18 antitumor effect
Cancer Immunotherapy - Recombinant E. coli vaccine promotes MHC class I-dependent antigen presentation
Cancer Therapy - Additional TAPET patent granted
Cell Biology - Bioengineers think synthetic gene networks will have many applications
Cell Transplantation - Myeloablation enhances engraftment of transduced murine hematopoietic cells
Cystic Fibrosis - Targeted Genetics reacquires full rights to CF program
Diabetic Neuropathy - NIH-funded gene transfer trial set to begin
Gene Delivery - Semidisabled herpes simplex virus vector effectively targets PBMCs
Health Information - No more medical roulette: Publisher says internet will change in 2003
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy - Lentiviral vectors may provide alternative gene delivery system
Neurodegeneration - Botulinum neurotoxin gene transfer partly alleviates cognitive deficits in mice
Ophthalmology - Gene therapy may protect against photoreceptor damage in retinal detachment
Parkinson Disease - Biotech company licenses Neurturin gene from Washington University
Patents - Taxane patent awarded to Aventis
Vascular Gene Therapy - Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides used in regulation of endothelin receptor
Vector Development - Novel oriP/EBNA1-based episomal vector is stable in cultured murine fibroblasts
Vector Development - Transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus genome-derived vector developed
Virology - Adenovirus-facilitated nuclear translocation of AAV type 2 studied
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