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Army's Northern Command hospital performs marrow transplant
17 Nov 2009 by Ians  
November 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A study by doctors at Henry Ford Hospital has shown that extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse. ... September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have identified a gene that helps in progression of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a bone marrow disease. ...
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'Lorenzo's oil disease' gene therapy
9 Nov 2009 by NHS Choices  
Although the disease can be treated by bone marrow transplant, this requires a suitable bone marrow donor to be found. The study used experimental gene therapy in two seven-year-old boys with ALD who did not have donors. A working copy of the faulty gene was ... The authors also say that their results support the case for further testing of this form of gene therapy in patients who have ALD with brain demyelination and no matched donors. This research should include adult ...
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Rare disease treated using gene therapy | 89.3 KPCC
5 Nov 2009
Bone marrow transplants have been shown to work with ALD patients, but the transplants are risky, and frequently there's no donor available. Gene Therapy's Coming-Of-Age. Williams says the French results may mean gene therapy is finally ...
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Allogeneic Blood Stem Cell Transplants Using Less Toxic Treatment ...
18 Nov 2009 by tracey  
We are exploring the possibility of treating such diseases by a “graft versus-tumor” (GVT) effect comparable to the well-known GVL effect observed in hematological cancers following allogeneic bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation. ... the same general theme of less intensive chemotherapy before the transplant. In the next year or two, the results from our and other centers should allow us to determine the role of this type of treatment for patients with cancer. ...
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A Spectrum of Severe Familial Liver Disorders Associate with ...
8 hours ago by PLoS ONE  
Loss-of-function mutations cause critical telomere shortening and are associated with the bone marrow failure syndromes dyskeratosis congenita and aplastic anemia and with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ... with severe telomere shortening and a range of hematologic manifestations, from macrocytosis to acute myeloid leukemia, with severe liver diseases marked by fibrosis and inflammation, and one case of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but not with autoimmune disorders.
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Featured Article - Gene therapy technique slows brain disease
5 Nov 2009
In other cells, the red dots are not detectable because these cells are not corrected after gene therapy and the mutation of ABCD1 gene in this patient results in complete absence of ALD protein expression in peroxisomes. ... Bone marrow transplants typically slow progression of the disease because the donor marrow includes cells that develop into myelin-producing cells. However, finding a matching bone marrow donor can be a challenging and lengthy process, ...
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Gene therapy technique slows brain disease | Science Codex
5 Nov 2009 by News  
Although studies with larger cohorts of patients are needed, these results suggest that gene therapy with lentiviral vectors, which are derived from disabled versions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), could potentially become instrumental ... Bone marrow transplants typically slow progression of the disease because the donor marrow includes cells that develop into myelin-producing cells. However, finding a matching bone marrow donor can be a challenging and lengthy ...
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Autoimmune Diseases: Disorders Due to Malfunctioning Immune ...
10 Nov 2009
The results are various conditions called autoimmune disorders/diseases. Twenty percent of Americans have a disorder, and three-quarters of them are women, according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. ... Leukemia is a disease where white blood cells turn cancerous in bone marrow. Normally in soft bone marrow, the body manufactures red blood cells that take oxygen to the cells; lymphocytes that battle infection; and platelets that clot blood at ...
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The Columbia Chronicle » Abdul-Jabbar takes on new opponent
16 Nov 2009
In 2009 more than 5050 people will be diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a disease that affects the blood-producing cells in bone marrow. As progresses, body produces white blood needed. Recently, leukemia made headlines as NBA legend and all-time scoring leader Kareem ... In the United States, 22475 people are currently fighting chronic myeloid leukemia, according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program from the National Cancer Institute in 2009. ...
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First Human Trials For Stem Cells | Infidels Paradise
14 hours ago by KurtTheInfidel  
The treatment for eye disease uses stem cells to recreate a type of cell in the retina that supports the photoreceptors needed for vision. These cells form the retinal pigment epithelium – which keep the light-sensing cells of the retina alive – which are often the first to die off ... Adult stem cells are derived from skin cells or bone marrow cells which are treated so that they acquire the properties of embryonic stem cells, but not everybody is convinced this works. ...
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