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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 26th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Chronic Hepatitis B - Beta-2 microglobulin levels monitor hepatitis B virus infection chronicity

Chronic Liver Disease - Immunoglobulins denote fibrotic progression in chronic hepatitis C patients

Hematology - Epoetin alfa manages ribavirin-related anemia

Immunology - Lamivudine prevents HBV reactivation in patients on immunosuppressive therapy

Viral Persistence - Low levels of hepatitis C persist after spontaneous or drug-induced resolution

Anemia - Combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C produces hemoglobin changes

Antiviral Therapy - MxA gene polymorphisms influence interferon efficacy in HCV-positive patients

Correctional Health - Sexual behavior is primary source of HIV among Brazilian female prisoners

Diagnostics - CLIA waiver for AST liver test granted by the FDA

Diagnostics - Immunohistochemistry detects hepatic swine hepatitis E virus infection

Drug Development - New clones depict the effects of antivirals on hepatitis C negative-strand RNA

End-Stage Liver Disease - Steatosis accompanies recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplants

Environmental Toxins - Syringes disposed of safely after millions vaccinated

Enzymology - Cloned hepatitis C virus NS5B RNA polymerase displays full functionality

Epidemiology - Hepatitis B virus genotypes command pathogenicity

HIV/AIDS-Associated Infection - Antibodies isolated against core antigen of HBV in HIV-infected patients

HIV/Hepatitis C - Clinical trial to study Ampligen in HIV/hep-C coinfected patients

Hepatitis - Massachusetts hepatitis A cases jump fourfold so far this year

Hepatitis B - High transmission inside prisons warrants use of vaccine, study says

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Hepatitis B antigen fusions expressed in Agrobacterium system

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV Core protein potent nucleic acid chaperone similar to retroviral NC proteins

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV NS5B protein polymorphisms reflect viral response to combination therapy

Hepatitis C Virus - IFNAR1-mRNA expression in PBMC associated with IFN-alpha response to hepatitis C

Immunology - Interferon and ribavirin combination therapy spawn strong lymphocyte activity

Infectious Disease - CD81 assists the entry of hepatitis C virus into liver cells

Pediatrics - Combination therapy helps HBV-positive youth who don't respond to monotherapy

Quality Assurance - Laboratories and assays involved in multicenter studies of HCV need validation

Regulatory Issues - FDA lifts clinical hold on ocinaplon, subject to protocol review

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Defibrotide given in addition to heparin may be efficient prophylaxis for VOD

Toxicology - Gene expression profiles reveal the toxicity endpoints of hepatotoxicants

Transplant Medicine - Living related liver transplantation donors encounter short-term health effects

Tuberculosis/Hepatitis B - Regulatory approval sought for VScan TB and Hep B test kits

Viral Genomics - Viremia ebbs and flows in chimpanzees with hepatitis C virus infections

Virology - Human herpesvirus type 8 and HCV coinfections show differential transmission

Virology - Key features of hepatitis delta virus RNA enable genome replication

Virology - Measuring artificial viruses to improve disease detection

Virology Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine induces antiviral immunity

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