Hepatitis Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 20th, 2003
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Hepatitis B Genetics - Mutations differentiate chronic infection and liver cancer in children
Hepatitis B Therapy - Alternative interferon could work when interferon-alpha fails
Disease Associations - Caution needed in treatment of patients with hepatitis C and cirrhosis
Epidemiology - Concentration method makes detection of enteric viruses easier
Hepatitis E Virus - DNA vaccine protects macaques against viral infection
Liver Transplantation - Moderately fatty livers or hefty donors don't harm transplantation outcomes
Chronic Hepatitis B - Lamivudine therapy benefits advanced liver disease patients awaiting transplant
Chronic Hepatitis C - Renal function a useful benchmark for dosing ribavirin
DNA Vaccines - Study compares oral vs. intramuscular immunization
Diagnostics - Enzyme immunoassay adequately detects hepatitis C virus isolates
Disease Severity - Researchers weigh pretreatment liver biopsy vs. noninvasive assessment of HCV
Epidemiology - Prevalence of hepatitis C in England and Wales determined
HIV/AIDS Therapy - High-dose interferon effective in patients coinfected with hepatitis C
Hepatitis B Therapy - Glycyrrhizin-based IV drug lowered ALT in Chinese clinical trial
Hepatitis B Therapy - Lactoferrin inhibits hepatitis B virus infection in cultured human hepatocytes
Hepatitis B/C Coinfection - HBV superinfection has severe clinical course, strongly depresses HCV
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV primer and overview of therapy presented
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Serum endostatin predicts tumor vascularity
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Synergism of alcohol with viral hepatitis and diabetes mellitus pose HCC risk
Kidney Transplantation - HCV infection linked to development of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus
Kidney Transplantation - Preemptive lamivudine therapy based on HBV DNA level is effective
Liver Cancer Therapy - New imaging technique improves guidance in percutaneous ablation therapy
Liver Transplantation - Interferon alfa/ribavirin combo for HCV of limited use for transplant patients
Obstetrics - IFN can treat acute hepatitis C during pregnancy with close monitoring
Pathology - HCV induces endoplasmic reticulum stress
Pathology - Iron metabolism reflects histological activity in HCV+ males, not females
Quality of Life - Fatigue is disabling for many patients with chronic hepatitis C
Screening - Fully automated molecular assay to detect HCV RNA described
Substance Abuse - Prevention, treatment of hepatitis C in injection drug users could be improved
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