Laparoscopic splenectomies for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: experience of sixty cases.

abstract：:During the 5-year period from 1981 to 1985, we have observed 8 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among our 85 patients with hemophilia A. Thus, the prevalence of AIDS with hemophilia A is 9.4% in our patient population. By utilizing stored serum or plasma samples dating back to 1978, antibody against ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kim HC,Nahum K,Raska K Jr,Gocke DJ,Kosmin M,Karp GI,Saidi P

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant promoter DNA methylation is a well-described mechanism of leukemogenesis within hematologic malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the importance of methylation patterns among the adolescent and young adult (AYA) ALL population has not been well established. DNA methylation of 18...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： DiNardo CD,Gharibyan V,Yang H,Wei Y,Pierce S,Kantarjian HM,Garcia-Manero G,Rytting M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old asymptomatic male of Iranian Jewish (Meshadi) heritage was found on routine exam to have an erythrocytosis (RBC = 6.22 x 10(12)/l, Hgb = 19.2 g/dl, Hct = 58.9%). Splenomegaly was absent on physical exam. There was no family history of erythrocytosis. His oxygen dissociation curve was left-shifted with a ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hoyer JD,Allen SL,Beutler E,Kubik K,West C,Fairbanks VF

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies reported improved outcomes of adolescents and young adults (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with pediatric-based ALL regimens. This prompted the prospective investigation of a pediatric Augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (ABFM) regimen, and its comparison with hyper-fractionated cy...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rytting ME,Jabbour EJ,Jorgensen JL,Ravandi F,Franklin AR,Kadia TM,Pemmaraju N,Daver NG,Ferrajoli A,Garcia-Manero G,Konopleva MY,Borthakur G,Garris R,Wang S,Pierce S,Schroeder K,Kornblau SM,Thomas DA,Cortes JE,O'Brie

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemic cells of 43 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) were investigated morphologically and cytochemically to determine the percentage of aberrant enzymes and whether or not the presence impacts on the clinical outcome. Twelve patients (27.9%) showed alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) activity in th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Matsuo T,Jain NC,Bennett JM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with congenital protein-C deficiency was treated with stanozolol for 8 weeks to increase circulating levels of protein C. A rise in protein C was achieved, accompanied by an increase in factor II, factor X, antithrombin III, and protein S; but at the 8th week the patient suffered a transient ischemia attack....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： De Stefano V,Leone G,Teofili L,Ferrelli R,Pollari G,Antonini V,Bizzi B

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the haplotypes of 10 MstII-defined SS patients and a S/beta o thalassemia from the Central African Republic, exhibiting 7 different atypical haplotypes that are different from the typical Bantu haplotype that characterize over 93% of the beta s bearing chromosomes in that region of Africa. Of the seven ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Srinivas R,Dunda O,Krishnamoorthy R,Fabry ME,Georges A,Labie D,Nagel RL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This analysis, using data from the bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) arm of the Phase III VISTA study, investigated whether increased cumulative bortezomib dose could improve overall survival (OS) in transplant-ineligible patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma. Median cumulative bortezomib dose receiv...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mateos MV,Richardson PG,Dimopoulos MA,Palumbo A,Anderson KC,Shi H,Elliott J,Dow E,van de Velde H,Niculescu L,San Miguel JF

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of the relationship between immune system dysregulation and multiple myeloma (MM) risk, we investigated whether genetic variation in 92 immune function genes among 77 gene regions are associated with MM susceptibility in a population-based case-control study (108 cases and 482 controls) conducted among Caucas...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lee KM,Baris D,Zhang Y,Hosgood HD 3rd,Menashe I,Yeager M,Zahm SH,Wang SS,Purdue MP,Chanock S,Zheng T,Rothman N,Lan Q

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow cells, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and sera from patients with sickle-cell anemia in hypoproliferative crisis were studied in the plasma clot culture system in the presence or absence of erythropoietin (Epo). Bone marrow cells from five patients demonstrated a marked ability to form erythroid colonies in...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lutton JD,Schmalzer EA,Rao AN,Rao SP,Levere RD

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) yields modest responses and short remissions. We report 30 hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) for MCL: 13 autologous, 10 allogeneic myeloablative, and 7 nonablative. After a median 1.2 years from diagnosis (range 0.5 to 4.7) and a median of 2 pre-HSCT chemot...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Laudi N,Arora M,Burns L,McGlave P,Miller J,Bohac G,Rogers T,Barker J,Coad J,Weisdorf D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fat embolism syndrome is an important complication of patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies because of severe morbidity and mortality. Our recent experience with three cases that survived with intensive supportive care and prompt use of transfusion stimulates this review. A high index of suspicion, prompt u...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dang NC,Johnson C,Eslami-Farsani M,Haywood LJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of teardrop-shaped red cells in peripheral blood has traditionally been felt to reflect altered marrow architecture, namely myelofibrosis. We evaluated two patients with splenomegaly, moderately severe hemolytic anemia due to warm-reactive IgG anti-red cell autoantibody, and bone marrow erythroid hyperpla...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Farolino DL,Rustagi PK,Currie MS,Doeblin TD,Logue GL

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may convert to a diffuse large cell lymphoma (Richter's syndrome) over time. In occasional cases of Richter's transformation, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been identified in the lymphoma cells. To evaluate the association of EBV infection with Richter's syndrome, the biopsy specimens...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ansell SM,Li CY,Lloyd RV,Phyliky RL

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which venous thromboembolic disease is associated with reduced plasma protein C activity and normal levels of protein C antigen. Immunoelectrophoretic analysis of protein C antigen gave an abnormal pattern in all affected members, suggesting that the disorder is related to the presence of a st...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Conlan MG,Bridges A,Williams E,Marlar R

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we describe the time-dependent effects of a high dose (750 micrograms/ml/24 hr) continuous infusion of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) on monocyte number, cytokine release, and superoxide anion production. Blood was taken from patients prior to rhGM-CSF infus...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Perkins RC,Vadhan-Raj S,Scheule RK,Hamilton R,Holian A

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preclinical study demonstrated anti-proliferative and apoptotic effect of propranolol on multiple myeloma (MM) cell. Clinical studies suggested that beta-blocker (BB) might impact the prognosis of breast, prostate, colorectal, ovarian, lung, and skin cancer. This retrospective study evaluated the effect of BB in MM ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hwa YL,Shi Q,Kumar SK,Lacy MQ,Gertz MA,Kapoor P,Buadi FK,Leung N,Dingli D,Go RS,Hayman SR,Gonsalves WI,Russell S,Lust JA,Lin Y,Rajkumar SV,Dispenzieri A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 300,000 infants are born annually with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in sub-Saharan Africa, and >50% die young from infection or anemia, usually without diagnosis of SCA. Early identification by newborn screening (NBS), followed by simple interventions dramatically reduced the mortality of SCA in the United States, bu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： McGann PT,Ferris MG,Ramamurthy U,Santos B,de Oliveira V,Bernardino L,Ware RE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare association of congenital afibrinogenemia and hereditary protein C deficiency is described in a 37-year-old female who suffered from ischemic necrosis in the left first toe. The diagnosis of afibrinogenemia was assessed by the absence of fibrinogen in clotting and immunological assays. The diagnosis of heredita...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hanano M,Takahashi H,Itoh M,Shibata A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the frequency and significance of clinically unapparent or occult hemorrhage in ITP. Therefore, we prospectively explored the sites and frequency of occult bleeding in children with severe ITP at diagnosis or upon symptomatic relapse in a prospective, single-institution cohort study of patients ≤...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Flores A,Buchanan GR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) is a viral disease caused by Junin virus and characterized by hematologic and neurological involvement. The main hematologic features are leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and bone marrow hypoplasia. Hematopoietic growth factors serum levels were measured by ELISA technique in forty-eight...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Marta RF,Enria D,Molinas FC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celecoxib, a specific cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) inhibitor, has been shown to possess antitumor activity in a variety of cancer cells. However, the antitumor activity of celecoxib in hematopoietic tumors, especially in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), has not been well established. This study was designed to investigate ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zhang GS,Liu DS,Dai CW,Li RJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variable survival outcomes are seen following treatment for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This study examined whether outcomes for aggressive B-cell NHL are associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in oxidative stress-related genes, which can alter drug metabolism and immune responses. Genotypes...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gustafson HL,Yao S,Goldman BH,Lee K,Spier CM,LeBlanc ML,Rimsza LM,Cerhan JR,Habermann TM,Link BK,Maurer MJ,Slager SL,Persky DO,Miller TP,Fisher RI,Ambrosone CB,Briehl MM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) presenting with hypercalcemia and hypercalcitriolemia is reported. It is proposed that ectopic production of the active vitamin D metabolite related to ongoing clonal expansion in the bone marrow accounts for the hypercalcemic state. Consistently low levels of circulating type ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Voss A,Schmidt K,Hasselbalch H,Junker P

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients undergoing cardiac surgery were prospectively studied and were assigned to two groups. The patients received 0.8- (Group L) or 2.0-fold (Group H) dose of protamine for the neutralization after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) which was determined by Hepcon HMS(R) assay system in which the reagent cha...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Miyashita T,Nakajima T,Hayashi Y,Kuro M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten previously untreated elderly patients with hypocellular acute leukemia received a low dose of cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C), 10 mg/m2 injected subcutaneously every 12 hours for 14-28 days. Six patients achieved a complete remission (CR) for periods ranging for 6-23 months (median 8.5 months) and the others had a pa...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kanamori H,Maruta A,Miyashita H,Harano H,Fukawa H,Matsuzaki M,Motomura S,Mohri H,Kodama F,Okubo T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responsiveness of bone marrow erythropoietic stem cells (CFU-E and BFU-E) to recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-Ep) was examined in vitro in 23 patients with aplastic anemia and 14 with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) to investigate the clinical use of rh-Ep for these diseases. Bone marrow mononuclear cells were cult...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aoki I,Higashi K,Homori M,Chikazawa H,Ishikawa K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and myelodysplasia (MDS) with chromosome 3q abnormalities have a dismal outcome either untreated or with conventional treatments. Azacitidine (AZA) is now considered as the standard of care in high-risk MDS and oligoblastic AML patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impa...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wanquet A,Prebet T,Berthon C,Sebert M,Roux C,Kulasekararaj A,Micol JB,Esterni B,Itzykson R,Thepot S,Recher C,Delaunay J,Dreyfus F,Mufti G,Fenaux P,Vey N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that alterations of cell cycle genes probably contribute to the pathogenesis of endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in addition to c-MYC translocation. Mutations disrupting the normal nuclear localization signal of the retinoblastoma-related gene Rb2/p130 have been documented in BL cell lines and pri...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Klumb CE,Magluta EP,Rezende LM,Apa AG,Alonso JF,Maia RC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab in adults' warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), we conducted a retrospective study including 27 adults (mean age 49.7 +/- 21 years) with either primary (n = 17) or secondary (n = 10) wAIHA. On average, the patients received 2.1 +/- 1.4 treatment lines...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bussone G,Ribeiro E,Dechartres A,Viallard JF,Bonnotte B,Fain O,Godeau B,Michel M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00