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June 5, 2006

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-	Gene Therapy Prevents The Onset Of Diabetic Symptoms In Mice Using state-of-the-art gene therapy techniques, University of Pittsburgh investigators have successfully prevented the onset of elevated blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, in diabetes-prone mice
-	Vaccinia delivered CDA: the end for Ovarian Cancer? University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have used gene therapy to either completely abolish or significantly inhibit tumor progression in a mouse model of ovarian cancer