Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 29th, 2003
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Hematology - A new assay screens for total hepatitis C virus core antigen in blood donors
Transplant Medicine - Combined therapy treats HCV-positive kidney graft recipients successfully
Hepatitis C Therapy - Pretreatment dynamics predict treatment response in chronic hepatitis C patients
Liver Disease - Histological signs of cirrhosis form early in chronic hepatitis patients
SEN Virus - SEN-V coinfection does not modify the features of chronic hepatitis B or C
Virology - A benzothiadiazine inhibitor blocks hepatitis C virus replicase function
AIDS Vaccine - Company launches primate studies in validation of viral immunotherapy platform
Biliary Atresia - Extrahepatic biliary atresia diagnosis is aided by bile duct CD56 reactivity
Cell Proliferation - Red blood cells have the capacity to increase survival, expansion of T cells
HIV/AIDS - Liver transplantation feasible for HIV patients
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - HAART can resolve HCV infection in HIV patients
HIV/AIDS Therapy - HCV coinfection delays CD4 cell recovery after HAART initiation
Hematology - Healthy humans can also make anti-factor VIII antibodies with CD4+ T cells
Hepatitis A Virus - One of four companies linked to U.S. outbreak violated hygiene standards
Hepatitis B Therapy - An alkylated imino sugar depletes hepatitis B virus nucleocapsids
Hepatitis C Virus - Positive interim results of phase IB trial of isatoribine reported
Hepatitis Diagnosis - Lab services company expands molecular diagnostics testing capability
Immunology - HBV-associated glomerulonephritis associates with different HLA alleles
Infection - Gene-centered host response influences the way hepatitis C virus behaves
Liver Cirrhosis - Bradykinin antagonist Icatibant shows promise for refractory ascites
Liver Failure - Chilean survival rates after liver transplantation compare with other nations
Liver Transplantation - New drugs would help graft recipients with recurrent hepatitis C infection
Mergers and Acquisitions - Omnicare to acquire Arlington Clinical Pharmacy
Personnel - Ronco named to scientific advisory board at medical device firm
Renal Transplantation - More studies of HCV-positive kidney donations and survival are needed
Rickettsias - Anaplasma marginale varies membrane antigens; may explain disease cyclicity
Transfusion - Minipool NAT testing detects hepatitis B antigen-negative, DNA-positive blood
Transplant Medicine - Xylohypha bantiana can cause curable brain abscess similar to aspergillosis
Transplant Medicine - CD80 and CD154, but not CD86, are associated with rejection in liver allografts
Transplant Medicine - Dendritic cell manipulation can induce EBV-specific T cells to reduce PTLD risk
Tumor Markers - Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms are more likely to have p27 if metastasizing
Vector Development - Antibody directed against c-Met improves gene delivery to liver cancer cells
Viral Epidemiology - Many liver disease patients in Japan show evidence of previous HEV infection
Virology - Mercury ions inhibit hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase enzyme activity
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