Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 3rd, 2005
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Chronic Hepatitis C - High alpha-fetoprotein in hepatitis patients may not signal cancer
Liver Transplantation - Donor HLA allele-restricted CD8+ T cells may control HCV in liver grafts
Liver Transplantation - Lymphoid depletion and immunosuppression weaning extend liver graft survival
Vaccine Development - Encapsulated hepatitis B antigen boosts immunogenicity with a single dose
Viral Persistence - HCV core protein interacts with detergent-resistant membranes with specificity
Adverse Side Effects - Treatment for superficial bladder cancer generates hepatitis
Business Update - Healthcare services company signs distribution, purchasing agreements
Chronic Liver Disease - The senescence accelerated mouse strain 8 models human liver pathology
Collaborations - Companies to develop, commercialize Achillion's hepatitis C compounds
Diagnostics - HBV DNA present in WHO International Standard for HIV-1 RNA
End-Stage Liver Disease - Recurrent hepatitis and immunosuppression hamper liver transplantation
Environmental Health - Liver enzyme metabolism triggers thiophene neurotoxicity
Enzymology - Calpain proteases contribute to hepatitis C virus NS5A protein processing
Epidemiology - Prenatal screening and infant vaccination would reduce HBV prevalence in France
Hepatitis - Biotech companies sign manufacturing agreement for Belerofon
Hepatitis B Virus - Positive interim results from phase II/III hepatitis B vaccine trial
Hepatitis C - Maryland hepatitis outbreak may be from medical tests
Hepatitis C - Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein blocks HCV IRES-mediated translation
Hepatitis C Therapy - Pegylated interferon used for hepatitis C in interferon nonresponders
Hepatitis C Virus - Chiron inks agreement for hepatitis C plasma testing
Immunology - Anti-TNF has good safety profiles in those with chronic viral infections
Influenza - Pennsylvania Department of Health confirms first influenza case
Lipid Studies - Effects of cholesterol transporters on bile acid synthesis determined
Liver Cancer - Alpha2 -macroglobulin marks obscure hepatocellular (pre)neoplastic lesions
Liver Cancer - Scientists hunt for "secret X" to treat liver cancer
Liver Transplantation - Micafungin in living donor liver recipients: Dosage and disposition
Liver Transplantation - Predictors of transplant outcome in pediatric FHF patients identified
Personnel - Biotech company appoints chief scientific officer
Personnel - Biotechnology company names new member to scientific advisory board
Stock Market - Sinovac Biotech Ltd. begins trading on American Stock Exchange
Surgical Technology - Combined CABG and orthotopic liver transplantation feasible
Vaccine Schedules - Two-dose regimens improve adolescent hepatitis B vaccination uptake
Viral Genomics - Viral heterogeneity is uncommon in Turkish patients with hepatitis infections
Viral Proteomics - Insect cells highlight the binding properties of hepatitis C core protein
Virology - GB virus C/hepatitis G virus flourishes in Brazilian renal disease patients
Virology - Hepatocytes contain factors limiting excess hepatitis C virus RNA replication
Virology - Small interfering RNA inhibits the replication of hepatitis viruses
Virology - Vitamin B-12 and hepatitis C core protein staunch translation differentially
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