Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 15th, 2004
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Cancer Therapy - Interleukin-24 gene therapy shows promise in the fight against prostate cancer
Brain Cancer - Liposomal delivery offers clinical gene therapy for brain tumors
Brain Cancer - New MRI contrasts discern response to gene therapy in rodent glioma models
Breast Cancer - Unusual interleukin-8 gene methylation correlates with breast cancer metastasis
Chagas Disease - Free fatty acids induce cell differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi
Diagnostics - Rapid identification method for E. coli O157:H7 using real-time PCR developed
Gastroenterology - Glucagon-like peptide 2 may have clinical use in short-bowel syndrome
Gastroenterology - Survivin halts gastric cancer tumorigenicity and angiogenesis
Gene Function Discovery - Foreign rights expanded for product discovery from biodiversity
Gene Induction - Minocycline activates the tetracycline-responsive promoter in treated cells
Gene Silencing Applications - Novel algorithm licensed for gene silencing applications
Oncology - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta is an ovarian cancer molecular marker
Gene Suppression - Small interfering RNAs staunch genes associated with cancer growth
Gene Transfection - Novel degradable polymers offer a viable alternative to other DNA vectors
Immunology - INGN 241 therapy shows safety and clinical activity in phase I clinical trial
Liver Cancer - Liver cells that encode for HCRP1 avoid hepatocellular carcinoma
Lung Cancer - New data highlight activity of INGN 241 drug in non-small cell lung cancer
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite protein protect against malaria
Oncogenesis - Soluble EphA receptors stop VEGF-dependent tumor angiogenesis
Oncology - Gene therapy elicits tissue-specific human sodium iodide symporter expression
Patents - New adenoviral vector technology wins patent; Introgen gets license
Patents - Oncolytic viral technology licensed to Introgen Therapeutics
Cardiology - Handheld gene guns effect gene transfer into the beating heart
Prostate Cancer - Positive results reported for telomerase cancer vaccine clinical trial
Proteomics - Peptide nucleic acid down-regulates microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
Rotavirus - Cytokines act as mediators for or effectors against rotavirus disease
Transgenics - Rodents with inducible suicide genes will advance liver disease drug research
Trends - Report: Gene therapy moving toward approval and introduction within the decade
Vaccine Vector - Oncolytic viruses used as vectors for treatment of malignant gliomas
Vector Development - Polymeric particles containing transferrin facilitate gene transfer
Virology - Adeno-associated viruses suitable for therapy must be devoid of contamination
Drug Resistance - Neuroblastoma-derived sulfhydryl oxidase reverses resistance to apoptosis
Radiotherapy - p16 Gene transfer causes abnormal nucleation in radiation-treated cancer cells
Recombinant Research - A real-time PCR assay screens for p53 recombinant adenovirus in patient samples
Adenovirus - Intestinal intussusception associated with adenovirus in Mexican children
Antisense Technology - Molecula receives license to key RNAi patent
Autologous Cellular Therapy - Applikon collaboration leads to manufacturing system breakthrough
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