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___________________________________________________________________________ Signal Transduction - November 8-9, 2004 - Boston, Massachusetts =>> http://www.healthtech.com/2004/str/index.asp ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - October 26, 2004 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - A New Obesity Gene Study reports that a severe childhood obesity may be caused by partial loss of a growth factor receptor. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg24.html - Boosting Anti-Tuberculosis Immunity A clinical trial shows that a new vaccine against tuberculosis can induce a long-lasting boost of immune responses in people who previously received the widely used vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg23.html - Transplant Tolerance In Infants Study shows that infants can tolerate incompatible heart transplants for years and provides a possible cellular explanation. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg22.html - Inflammatory Injection Scientists have discovered how the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori can cause gastric inflammation in some people. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg21.html - X-Linked Cancer Gene: One Hit Hypothesis Study provides an example for a faster route to cancer, involving a mutation in a single copy of a susceptibility gene. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg20.html - Reversible Drug For Thromboses Scientists report that an unconventional drug, comprising the nucleic acid RNA, is efficacious in animals as an anticoagulant. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg19.html - Protein Clumps Acquitted In Huntington's Investigation Researchers have discovered that the tiny clumps of abnormal protein found in diseased nerve cells actually help to boost the cells' chances of survival. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg18.html - Allergy Molecule Identified Researchers have identified a molecule that is involved in mediating allergic reactions. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg17.html - Allergy Molecule Identified Researchers have identified a molecule that is involved in mediating allergic reactions. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg16.html - ATM Withdrawal Leads To Bone Marrow Failure A gene known to maintain cell-cycle stability by mediating oxidative stress is vital in the continuing production of adult stem cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2004/msg15.html - Human Genome Refined Analysis of the completed sequence of the gene-containing portion of the human genome. 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Researchers charged with drug discovery and development in any of these areas will benefit from attending this premier drug discovery event. Visit http://www.healthtech.com/2004/str/index.asp for complete event details ___________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2004