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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 18th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Diagnostics - TaqMan hepatitis C virus RNA analyte-specific reagent has wide-ranging uses

Genomics - A new HCV beacon assay more accurately monitors chronic hepatitis C patients

Transplant Medicine - Metabolite assays detect 6-mercaptopurine toxicity after liver transplantation

Vasculitis - Antiviral therapy helps manage polyarteritis nodosa in hepatitis B patients

Virology - Transfected liver cancer cells offer a new venue for exploring hepatitis B

Antiviral Therapy - The p38 signaling pathway influences the response of hepatitis C to interferon

Cancer Risk Factor - A gene variant raises liver cancer risk in alcoholic cirrhosis patients

Carcinogenesis - KAT-681 prevents the formation of primary liver cancer in rodents

Chronic Hepatitis B - The COBAS AM assay is better suited for detecting low hepatitis B virus levels

Diabetes - President of India inaugurates new biotech park

Diagnostics - Shipment begins of CLIA-waived AST test for monitoring drugs' liver effects

Environmental Health - Genotoxic effects of N-nitrosomorpholine clarified

Enzymology - The hepatitis C virus NS5B C-21 domain has multifunctional properties

Epidemiology - Socio-biological parameters of pregnant, Maltese drug abusers assessed

GB Virus C - GB virus C viremia associated with increased quality of life in HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - High frequency of HIV/HBV coinfection in Cote d'Ivoire

Hemodialysis - Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus plagues Tunisian dialysis patients

Hepatitis - Biotechnology company names clinical advisory board

Hepatitis - Diagnostics company enters hepatitis testing sector through new agreements

Hepatitis A Virus - Austrian butcher shop ordered shut after outbreak of hepatitis A

Hepatitis B - WHO stresses importance of childhood immunization against hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Hepatitis B vaccination effective in intravenous drug users

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Practical difficulties in managing hepatitis B in Asia-Pacific reported

Hepatology - CYP3A promotes endotoxemic liver injury through oxidative stress

Hepatology - Cellular disposition of arabinogalactan in hepatocytes determined

Hepatology - Main cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in safrole 1'-hydroxylation identified

Immunology - Low T-cell receptor diversity associates with CTL escape in chronic hepatitis C

Immunology - Oxidant stress links necroinflammation to fibrogenesis in autoimmune hepatitis

Liver Transplantation - Cell line has potential application towards development of bioartificial liver

Liver Transplantation - HCV etiology of liver disease strongly associated with early acute rejection

Liver Transplantation - VEGF and its receptor mediate macrophage action in small-for-size liver grafts

Medicare - Maryland General Hospital in compliance for Medicare

Mergers & Acquisitions - Gambro expands into the emerging market for liver support

Oncology - Midkine promoter-driven gene therapy strikes down immortalized and tumor cells

Transfusion Medicine - Many blood donors in southern Taiwan harbor the D/H strains of SEN virus

Viral Proteomics - Hepatitis C virus F protein and core protein are dissimilar

Virology - A new assay uses a single platform to analyze hepatitis C virus RNA

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