Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 21st, 1998
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Conference Coverage (AASLD) - Angiogenesis Predictive of HCC in Chronic HCV
Animal Models - WHV Activity Shows Ganciclovir May Be Useful Against HBV
Carcinoma - Predictors of Survival in HCV+ HCC Reported
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - "Cocktail" Approach May be Useful for HCV
Epidemiology - Large Decrease in Hepatitis Seen in Young Adults in Okinawa
Etiology - Hepatitis G Common in Those with Genetic Hemochromatosis
Genetics (HCV) - Novel Way to Block HCV Protein Synthesis Reported
Pathogenesis - Schistosoma Patients with HCV May Develop Earlier Liver Disease
Pathology (HCV) - Prognostic Indicators Few in HCV
Testing (HBV) - Highly Sensitive HBsAg Detection System Reported
Therapy (HCV) - IFN Well Tolerated in HIV+ Patients Receiving AZT
Therapy (HCV) - Liver Agent Promising for Hepatitis C
Dengue Fever - Collaboration to Develop Dengue Vaccine
Hepatitis B Vaccines - DNA Vaccine Elicits Protective Immune Response in Humans
Industry News (Blood Safety) - PLAS+SD Provides Safer Alternative to Plasma
Industry News (Epivir-HBV)) - U.S. FDA Approval of Epivir-HBV (Lamivudine) Announced
Pediatrics - Students Are Lagging in Required Hepatitis Immunizations
Disease Associations - "Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Malignant Transformation in Liver Produces a Cytotoxic Antimalignin Antibody Immune Response Which Can Be Augmented by a Synthetic Vaccine."
Autoimmune Hepatitis - "No Evidence of Bone Loss During the First Two Years of Corticoid Therapy in Children with Autoimmune Hepatitis Receiving Calcium Supplement and Vitamin D."
Diagnostics (HAV) - "Detection of Antibodies to Hepatitis on the Elecsys(TM) Analyzer Following Vaccination."
Disease Associations - "Hepatitis C-Associated Osteosclerosis: A New Type of Bone Disorder in Hemodialysis Patients: Case Report."
Interferon(alpha) Therapy - "Hepatitis C-Associated Osteosclerosis (HCAO): Effects of Treatment by Interferon(alpha) (IFN{ LEFTCUR
Cell Biology (HBV) - "Host Cell-Virus Cross Talk: Phosphorylation of a Hepatitis B Virus Envelope Protein Mediates Intracellular Signaling."
HIV/GBV Coinfection - "GBV-C/HGV Coinfection in HIV-1-Positive Men: Frequent Detection of Viral RNA in Blood Plasma But Absence from Seminal Fluid Plasma."
Immunology (HCV) - "Dynamics of Intra-Hepatic Lymphocytes in Chronic Hepatitis C: Enrichment for V alpha 24+ T Cells and Rapid Elimination of Effector Cells by Apoptosis."
Pediatrics - "Clinical and Viral Marker Pattern of Acute Sporadic Hepatitis in Children in Madras, South India."
Therapy (HBV) - "Combination Therapy with Famciclovir and Interferon-alpha for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B."
Therapy (Leukemia/HBV) - "Recombinant alpha-2a Interferon Treatment in a Child with T-Cell Leukemia and Chronic Hepatitis B."
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