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Table of Contents . . . September 23rd, 2004
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Cancer Therapy - The C-terminal domain of tenomodulin has antiangiogenic properties
Pancreatic Cancer - The Wilms tumor gene is overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Renal Cancer - von Hippel-Lindau promotes the self-destruction of renal carcinoma cells
Stem Cell Research - ABC transporter inhibitors enhance hematopoietic progenitor cell transduction
Suicide Gene Therapy - Mutant cytosine deaminase is an effective prodrug converter
Age Related Macular Degeneration - Phase 2 gene boosters protect the eye from photo-oxidative damage
Antisense Technology - Novel substitutions confer stability to oligonucleotides
Autoimmune Diseases - Natural peptide could play pivotal role in fight against autoimmune diseases
Brain Cancer - The telomerase inhibitor GRN163 overrides glioblastoma growth
Breast Cancer - Houston researchers examine breast cancer drug Herceptin, try to improve it
Cancer Gene Therapy - Telomerase promoter gene therapy jumpstarts lung cancer cell apoptosis
Cancer Research - Do RNA helicases contribute to cancer development and/or progression?
Cancer Therapy - Small molecule cancer therapy company presented data at cancer conference
Cervical Cancer - Adenovirus could aid local and systemic treatment of resistant disease
Clarification - Vascular biology support for the use of bevacizumab in colorectal cancer
Collaborations - Collaboration explores advanced applications of gene therapy for heart patients
DNA Vaccine Development - Nanoparticles developed for gene delivery to pulmonary epithelium
Diabetes Risk Factor - Resistin plays a physiological role in hepatic insulin resistance
Diagnostics - Noninvasive imaging may show telomerase promoter activity in humans
Drug Delivery - High density cationic lipid emulsions transfect adherent cells better
Drug Development - Protein kinase C eta inhibition potentiates TRAIL treatment of prostate cancer
Endocrinology - Rats fed ethinylestradiol reveal hormone-linked genetic changes in the liver
Gene Delivery - Cationic lipid-based emulsion offers long-term gene transfer with low toxicity
Gene Transfer - Electroporation improves the transfection of cells in murine wounds
Gene Transfer - Structure has little influence on lipoplex-mediated transfection efficiency
Genetic Engineering - Genetic modifications foster the study of cells growing on biomaterials
Genomics - Bioscience company provides identity DNA testing services for Kinsearch Registry
Genomics - German company brings gene synthesis to Asia with the help of Takara Bio Inc.
Genomics - Small interfering RNAs silence disease-related genes
Glaucoma - Mayo Clinic pioneers gene therapy delivery system for glaucoma
HIV/AIDS Gene Therapy - Novel target site for gene therapy may control/manage HIV-1 infection
Hematology - Factor VIII is retained in cellular intermediates during secretion
Huntington Disease - Results of gene variant data analysis released from Miraxion phase III trial
Immunology - Thioaptamers targeting NF-kappa B could stall pathological immune response
Mergers & Acquisitions - Protein therapeutics company acquires patent portfolio of PPL Therapeutics
Microcephaly - Protein involved in childhood disorder linked to cancer
Oncology - Chatechins manipulate several genes in order to suppress cancer
Oncovirus - Poliovirus receptor CD155 leaves glioma susceptible to oncolytic virus
Pain Medicine - Nitric oxide synthase antagonist abates nitrous oxide-induced antinociception
Parkinson Disease - First Parkinson gene therapy patient passes 1 year
Peripheral Arterial Disease - Doctors try to help body grow bypasses
Personnel - Gene-silencing company initiates planned expansion of its scientific staff
Personnel - Genetic and diagnostic company name chairman and founder as managing director
Protein Design - A new fibronectin hybrid protein chokes tumor growth with microthrombosis
Schizophrenia - Researchers identify gene associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia
Stem Cell Research - Genes induced by GDNF overproduction of neuronal progenitor cells characterized
Stem Cell Research - Known and novel transcripts overexpressed in hematopoietic stem cells identified
Stem Cell Research - San Francisco Chamber of Commerce endorses stem cell Proposition 71
Transplant Medicine - Interleukin-4 gene transfer delays acute splenic allograft rejection in rats
Tumor Suppression - TSLC1 gene induction initiates apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer cells
Vector Development - Biochemical elements slant conformational changes in bioresponsive polymers
Virology - Genetically modified viruses have long-term persistence in murine liver cells
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