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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 6th, 2004

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Chronic Liver Disease - Non-invasive elastometry is a valuable tool for staging liver fibrosis

Immunology - Interferon-gamma signals slow progression in hepatitis C-infected patients

Immunosuppression - Rapid steroid withdrawal is appropriate for HCV-positive kidney recipients

Transplant Medicine - Race affects the outcomes of patients awaiting liver transplantations

Viral Epidemiology - A new assay distinguishes hepatitis B virus genotype A subtypes

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Hemagglutinating virus protein induces immune response with HIV vaccine

Antiviral Therapy - Non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus responds to BILN 2061 therapy

Blood Products - BPAC recommends COBAS AmpliScreen HBV Test for donated blood

Business & Finance - Fuzeon maker reports strong Q4 and year-end results

Cell Biology - Lipid rafts protect hepatitis C virus replication complexes

Chronic Liver Disease - Disease severity differs in North American and United Kingdom liver recipients

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Certain dietary supplements pose a threat to liver transplant patients

Diagnostic Imaging - Imaging studies enhance the diagnosis and management of infected livers

Diagnostics - Lymphadenopathy can't predict how hepatitis C will respond to antivirals

Diagnostics - Ribozyme-based assays detect viral nucleic acids

Disease Associations - Data linking B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma to hepatitis C is inconclusive

Endoscopy - Large-volume paracentesis can be performed safely as an outpatient procedure

Enzymology - Hepatitis E virus protein regulates extracellular kinases

Finance - Emerging pharmaceutical company raises series D financing

Finance - ISS-focused company reports $2.9 million second-quarter loss

Finance - Maker of nucleic acid testing products reports strong financial results in Q2

Finance - Prestara maker reports Q2 loss of $2.9 million

Genetics - Study says genetic tests could make donated tissue safer

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV infections increasing in vulnerable areas of Cambodia

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases increasing in Philippines

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV/hepatitis prevention urgently needed in drug treatment programs in Hungary

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Hepatitis B surface S and preS2 antigens expressed in Solanum tuberosum

Hepatitis B Virus - Low genetic diversity despite hyperendemicity of HBV genotype E in West Africa

Hepatitis B Virus Therapy - Reverse transcriptase inhibitors treat woodchuck hepatitis virus

Hepatitis C - "Self-recovery" from liver infection linked to genes

Hepatitis C Virus - Drug users who are HCV-seronegative may be positive for RNA

Hepatitis C Virus - Fluorescent marker permits the visualization of HCV replication complexes

Hepatitis Diagnosis - FDA approves hepatitis B assay

Hepatitis E Diagnosis - ELISA for hepatitis E detects antibodies to genotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Raf-1 activation linked to pathogenesis

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - RhoC expression linked to poor prognosis

Hepatology - Proapoptotic effects of SAMe in HepG2 cells elucidated

Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinomas likely to increase in HIV/HBV coinfected patients

Liver Transplantation - Isolated small intestinal segments support transplanted liver fragments

Liver Transplantation - Liver transplant recipients face graft rejection with interferon-based therapy

Metabolic Syndrome - New metabolic syndrome research to begin in South Dakota

Oncogenesis - Hepatitis B virus x protein halts apolipoprotein B production in liver cells

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - MRC more cost-effective than ERCP for diagnosis

Stem Cell Transplantation - Hepatocytes obtained after graft reduction may be used for liver transplant

Transplant Medicine - Interferon may lead to graft loss in liver transplant recipients

Viral Proteomics - Hepatitis E virus protein ushers liver-specific precursor protein from cells

Virology - Glycan loss on hepatitis C virus E1 chimeric glycoprotein impairs infectivity

Virology - In situ enzyme immunoassay monitors hepatitis A virus growth in cell culture

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