Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 16th, 2003
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Gene Cleaving - Enzymatic RNA works better when complexed with polymer
Myocardial Infarction - Kallikrein gene produces cardiac repair after heart attack
Gynecological Cancer - Gene re-expression tilts breast and ovarian cancer towards self-destruction
Immunosuppression - New gene transporter halts rejection after cardiac transplantation
Kidney Disease - Biodegradable gelatin particles show promise for delivering therapeutic genes
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Modified adenovirus enhances gene transfer in oral cancer
Tumor Suppression - Dominant negative inhibition a way to curb cancer growth
Cancer Gene Therapy - 5T4-specific scFv fusion proteins target immune effector molecules
Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus vector-mediated delivery of carboxypeptidase G2 reported
Cancer Gene Therapy - HSV vector-mediated expression of proenkephalin reduces bone cancer pain
Cancer Gene Therapy - Novel adenovector with a radiation-inducible promoter reduces TNFalpha toxicity
Cancer Gene Therapy - Tumor antigen-transduced dendritic cells present MHC class I & II epitopes
Cancer Therapy - Data presented on tumor-specific intravenous gene delivery
Cancer Therapy - Systemic delivery of Advexin demonstrates safety in cancer patients
Cancer Vaccine - E. coli expressing listeriolysin O promotes MHC class I antigen presentation
Cardiomyopathy - Gene transfection of hepatocyte growth factor attenuates cardiac remodeling
Colorectal Cancer - Murine model used to study cytokine gene therapy
DNA Research - Site-specific labeling of circular molecules may have uses in gene therapy
Ebola Virus - Purdue works to transform virus from killer to healer
Gene Vectors - Common factors influence target site selection of many transposable elements
Glioma - Intracranial tumors treated with in situ IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha gene transfer
Glioma - Intratumoral administration of adv/tk is a promising gene therapy
Hemophilia - Trial demonstrates Coagulin-B can achieve therapeutic level of factor IX
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Systemic nonviral vector yields highly specific transgene expression
Immunology - New gene therapy boosts immune system to cure cancer
Liver Cancer - New collaboration announced
Melanoma - Gene-modified DCs produce IL-12 that inhibits antitumor protection
Nonviral Vectors - Properties of new multivalent cationic lipid for gene delivery described
Ophthalmology - Gene therapy a possibility for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Osteogenesis - Ex vivo bone morphogenetic protein-9 gene therapy induces spinal fusion in rats
Prostate Cancer - Collaboration focused on second-generation oncolytic virus therapies
Prostate Cancer - Inhibition of hGC beta-subunit modulates mitogenic effect of c-myc
Renal Cell Carcinoma - Combination gene therapy eradicates orthotopic tumors in mice
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Antisense treatment sensitizes Bcl-x(L)-overexpressing SCC cells to carboplatin
Virology - Review looks at negative-sense RNA virus from cloned cDNA
Xenotransplantation - Sperm-mediated gene transfer produces hDAF transgenic pigs
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