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I. HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS AND HAEMATOPOIESIS. Clonal Dominance After Reconstitution of the Haematopoietic System with Bone Marrow Cells Retrovirally Transduced with Murine CD34 Variants; G.von Keudell et al.- Function of the Membrane-Bound Isoform Ligands of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Subclass III in Inducing Self-Renewal of Early Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells; J. Friel et al.- Functional and Phenotypic Heterogeneity of the Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC) Compartment; O.I. Gan et al.- Alterations of Frequency of Hematopoietic Precursors in Mice Subjected to Multiple Courses of Low-Dose G-CDF Injections; I.N. Nifontova et al.- Regulation of Hematopoiesis by Growth Factors; E.R. Stanley.- II. BIOLOGY OF NON-HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS. Stem Cell Technologies in Gerontological Research; G.M. Butenko.- Osteopetrotic Models for Identifying Genes that Control Bone Resorption; W.Wiktor-Jedrzejczak.- Non-Hematopoietic Bone Marrow Cells for Regenerative Medicine; C. Lange et al.- Epithelial Plasticity of Hepatocytes during Liver Tumor Progression; M. Mikula et al.- Blood Vessels as a Source of Progenitor Cells in Human Embryonic and Adult Life; M. Crisan.- III. STEM CELLS AND MALIGNANCY. Stem Cells and Leukemia; V. Bebeshko et al.- Telomere and Stem Cell Biology in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; S. Balabanov et al.- Potential Immune Escape Mechanisms of Tumors: MHC Class I Molecules - Enemies or Friends; B. Seliger.-The RUNXI Transcription Factor: A Gatekeeper in Acute Leukemia; C. Stocking et al.- IV. CELL PROCESSING, EXPANSION AND GENETIC MODIFICATION. Novel Methodological Approaches in Assessment and Enrichment of Stem Cell Population; N.M. Bilko et al.- Animal Hybrids and Stem Cells Their Use in Biotechnology and Clinical Practice; L.P. Djakonov.- Cryopreservation of Stem Cells; V.I. Grischenko et al.- The M813 Retrovirus Belongs to a Unique Interference Group and is highly Fusogenic; V. Prassolov.- Reconstructing an Anti-Tumor Immune Repertoire for Targeted AML Therapy; M. Theobald.- V. CLINICAL HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. Experience of Kyiv Center of Stem Cell Transplantation; V.I. Khomenko.- Anti Thymocyte Globuline Allows for Successful Transplantation from HLA Mismatched Unrelated Donors; A.R. Zander et al.-