Hepatitis Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 20th, 2003
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Chronic Hepatitis C - High body mass index heightens risk for nonresponse to therapy for hepatitis C
Obstetrics - Pregnancy and parturition influence chronic hepatitis C infection in females
Chronic Hepatitis C - Early virologic response with peginterferon alfa heralds sustained response
Occupational Health - Using untreated waste water for irrigation increases worker risk for hepatitis E
Public Health Policy - Clinician attitudes impact treatment outcomes for drug users with hepatitis C
Transplantation - Hepatitis C patients who need liver retransplantations have worse outcomes
Antiviral Therapy - Entecavir reduces hepatitis B virus DNA in the livers of animal models
Asthma - Hepatitis A exposure lowers risk
Cell Line Transfer - MultiCell receives $1.5 million for XenoTech cell transfer
Chronic Hepatitis B - More evidence points to adoptive immunity as a means of clearing hepatitis B
Dermatology - Interferon-alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis C causes skin color changes
Enzymology - Perforin and granzyme B are differentially expressed in chronic hepatitis C
Epidemiology - Sporadic hepatitis E virus cases in Hokkaido, Japan appear to be food-borne
Food-borne Disease - Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blueberries in New Zealand
Hepatitis - Panel: Long-term efficacy of hepatitis A vaccination means no need for booster
Hepatitis A Virus - Excessive host response is a major cause of HAV-related liver failure
Hepatitis C Virus - Enrollment completed for new hepatitis C therapy clinical trial
Hepatitis C Virus - First head-to-head study of hepatitis C therapies in planning
Immunology - Study: FK778 efficacious, well tolerated, safe in kidney transplant patients
Liver Cancer - Cooperation between hepatitis C and B viruses leads to cellular transformation
Liver Cancer - Testing of MB7133 begins
Liver Disease - The NS5A region of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b is flexible but stable
Liver Transplantation - IDN-6556 gets orphan drug designation
Malignant Melanoma - Enrollment complete for phase III clinical trial for Ceplene
Obstetrics - Better prenatal screening practices needed, especially among underserved women
Oncology - New cancer gene therapy restricts treatment to liver cancer cells
Oncology - Prior hepatitis B virus infection links to liver cancer in hepatitis C patients
Oncology - Repeated liver cell injury promotes tumorigenesis in HCV transgenic mice
Proteomics - Mice lacking TNF alpha receptors resist fulminant liver injury and death
Viral Epidemiology - Communities within Yemen exhibit different rates of viral hepatitis
Viral Genomics - Small sample sets are useful for evaluating genetic variability in viruses
Virology - Hepatitis B virus precore/core promoter variants thrive in the United States
Virology - Hepatitis C virus patterns in Cameroon suggest West Africa diversification
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