Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 20th, 2006
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Hepatitis B Virus - HBV T cell epitope-based DNA vaccine is therapeutic in transgenic mice
Hepatitis C Virus - CYP2D6 epitope is recognized in autoimmune hepatitis
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV-associated B lymphocyte disorders involve mediated B lymphocyte activation
Hepatitis C Virus - T cell responses differ between chronic HCV infection and HIV/HCV co-infection
Antibacterial Agents - Maker cites Retroscreen Virology study that shows hand sanitizer effective against bird flu
Antiviral Therapy - Antiretroviral therapy response may be altered in HCV antibody-positive HIV-infected patients
Autoimmune Diseases - Autoimmune hepatitis and biliary cirrhosis have distinct bone marrow cytokine production
Autoimmune Diseases - CD4+CD28- intra-epithelial lymphocytes are increased in primary biliary cirrhosis
Autoimmune Diseases - Multivariable model can diagnose clinical subsets of autoimmune liver diseases
Avian Influenza - U.S. Department of Agriculture conditionally approves avian flu type A antigen test
Cancer Genetics - MYH Y165C and G382D mutations are detected in HCC and cholangiocarcinoma
Diet & Nutrition - Eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation benefits chronic hepatitis C patients
Disease Associations - Markers predict mortality in HIV-infected patients with end-stage liver disease
Enzymology - Hepatitis A virus 3C protease is dually modified by a Ser-derived beta-lactone
Finance - Biotech company reports Q4 2005 net income of $59.7 million
Finance - Genomics company reports second quarter fiscal-2006 results: net loss of $17.3M
Genetics & Genomics - Mild fibrosis has a liver gene expression signature in chronic hepatitis C
Hemochromatosis - Steatosis is a cofactor in liver injury in hemochromatosis
Hepatitis A Virus - HAV vaccine responses occur in HIV-infected children during HAART
Hepatitis B Prevention - Preventive treatment helps avoid hepatitis B relapse during chemotherapy
Hepatitis B Prevention - Vaccinate infants of hepatitis B positive mothers, say experts
Hepatitis B Risk Factors - English as second language program will test for hepatitis B in Chinese Americans
Hepatitis B Virus - Antitrypsin phenotypes are highly prevalent in HBV patients in Iran
Hepatitis B Virus - ELISA and a fluorescent cytometric microbead assay can determine hepatitis B virus X antigen levels
Hepatitis B Virus - Maternal HBV transmission is associated with gene and promoter viral mutations
Hepatitis B Virus - Researchers' work adds to hepatitis B virus body of knowledge
Hepatitis C Research - Hepatitis C shown to recur rapidly after liver transplant
Hepatitis C Virus - Early virologic response may predict outcome in chronic hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Virus - France-based biopharm company awarded grant for hepatitis C therapeutic vaccine program
Hepatitis C Virus - Polymorphism exists in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and HCV-related liver steatosis
Hepatocellular Cancer - HCC survival rate unaffected by nature of hepatic arterial chemoembolization
Hepatocellular Cancer - Studies describe new findings in hepatocellular cancer research
Hepatocellular Cancer - Vitamin K-2 and ACE inhibitor staunch liver cancer angiogenesis and tumor growth in rats
Imaging - Ultrasound can accurately detect liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis
Obesity Pathogenesis - ChREBP is involved in hepatic steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia development, not obesity
Stem Cell Transplantation - Maximum PAI-1 plasma antigen levels not exceeding 120 ng/mL excludes VOD after HSCT
Vaccines Adjuvant - Reports add new data to vaccines adjuvant research
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