Gene Therapy Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 11th, 2004
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Cancer Therapy - Gutless vectors encoding transgenes enhance the effect of oncolytic viruses
Gene Transfer - Insulin gene nasal inoculations improve diabetes in insulin-dependent models
Breast Cancer - Folate-targeted lipid-based gene vectors reduce breast adenocarcinoma volume
Cancer Therapy - p53 Gene transfer won't harm normal cells
Immunology - Autoimmune tendencies spark inflated immune response to adeno-associated virus
Transplant Medicine - Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy improves islet transplantation outcomes
Alzheimer Disease - Broad patent granted for neurologic gene therapy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - RNA interference represses mutated SOD1 genes in mammalian cells
Antisense Technology - New lipophilic cation conjugates direct antisense agents to the inner cell
Atopic Dermatitis - Antisense molecules delivered by iontophoresis improves skin lesions in mice
Business Update - Biotech business donated to Pittsburgh medical center by Rohm and Haas Co.
Cancer Research Award - Pan-Mass Genomic Services grant awarded to help fund cancer research
Cancer Suppression - Forced expression of connexin 26 arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells
Cancer Therapy - Clinical study to investigate the combination of GTI-2040 and gemcitabine
Cell Biology - Hepatitis C virus relies on cellular proliferation for genomic replication
Collaborations - Mouse genetics deal signed to generate mice for gene function analysis studies
Finance - Albuferon maker reports increased net loss in 2003
Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports increased losses, reduced revenues
Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma - A cell-mediated approach to sFlt-1 gene therapy targets thyroid cancer
Gene Therapy - Scientist warns gene therapy could build superathletes
Gene Transfer - A new gene carrier steers interleukin-12 to solid tumors
Gene Transfer - An autogene-based cytoplasmic expression system improves gene expression
Hemophilia Therapy - FVIII gene-carrying SIV vectors show promise
Hepatitis - VIR201 data presented at conference
Immunology - Immunogene therapy prevents angiogenesis in study animals
Information Technology - Researchers develop a retroviral tagged cancer gene database
Mergers and Acquisitions - Neurologix completes merger
Nerve Damage - Key advance reported in regenerating nerve fibers
Neuroscience - Small interfering RNA's curtail the Huntington disease gene in cell cultures
Patents - Company receives patent for its adenoviral formulation technology
Patents - New patent on gene targeting broadens genetics company's portfolio
Pediatric Cancer - MYCN oncogene mediates multidrug resistance-associated protein in neuroblastoma
Product Licensing - Nuvelo licenses rNAPc2, an anticoagulant
Sports Medicine - Gene therapy could lead to super athletes
Vector Delivery - Single photon emission computed tomography tracks genes in minute lung tumors
Vector Development - Coupled carriers may offer a better way to transfer genes to tumor cells
Vector Development - Hybrid vectors generate cells that sustain long-term transgene expression
Virology - A new expression vector augments the cloning of full-length HBV genomes
Virology - Multiply modified retroviral vectors carry high titers in lab evaluations
Virology - gp64-Pseudotyped vectors are appealing because of narrower cell attraction
Wound Care - Angiogenic growth factor is required for wound healing but not wound closing
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