Report of a factor VIII inhibitor in a patient with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.

abstract：:Botrocetin, a protein isolated from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca, induces platelet aggregation/agglutination by von Willebrand factor (vWF) binding to the membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ib, an action resembling that of ristocetin. However, some differences in the interaction between vWF and platelet GPIb induc...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nishio K,Fujimura Y,Niinomi K,Takahashi Y,Yoshioka A,Fukui H,Usami Y,Titani K,Ruggeri ZM,Zimmerman TS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the genetic defects of 21 unrelated patients with venous thrombosis in whom hereditary protein C deficiency was diagnosed. Eleven mutations were detected in 18 families, while no mutation was detectable in the other three families. Among these mutations, a common genetic mutation of protein C (PROC) gene r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tsay W,Shen MC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) characterized by stem cell-derived clonal myeloproliferation that is often but not always accompanied by JAK2, CALR, or MPL mutations; additional disease features include bone marrow stromal reaction including reticulin fibrosis, abnorm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tefferi A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic and, less often, bleeding complications. Many mechanisms have been advanced to explain the occurrence of these complications, none of them satisfactory. We examined a cohort of 27 patients with PV, secondary erythrocytosis, and essenti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lugassy G,Filin I

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a black box warning to anti-D immune globulin (Rho(D) immune globulin, anti-D) for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) to warn of the complications related to severe hemolysis. The objective of this retrospective medical record review was to examine recent trends in anti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Long M,Kalish LA,Neufeld EJ,Grace RF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea is a drug that is used to treat some patients with sickle cell disease. We have measured the deformability of sickle erythrocytes incubated in hydroxyurea in vitro and found that hydroxyurea acts to decrease the deformability of these cells. The deformability of normal erythrocytes was not significantly af...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Huang Z,Louderback JG,King SB,Ballas SK,Kim-Shapiro DB

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old woman and her elder sister developed ligneous conjunctivitis after ocular surgery. Laboratory tests demonstrated that the proband and her sister had 6.6% and 8.1% of plasminogen activity, and 1.2 and 1.4 mg/dl of antigen, respectively. Thus, they were diagnosed as having severe type I plasminogen deficie...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suzuki T,Ikewaki J,Iwata H,Ohashi Y,Ichinose A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some cases, bone marrow aplasia has been thought to result from immunologic abnormalities. Our patient had severe transfusion-dependent aplastic anemia, which responded to treatment with prednisone on two occasions. The exacerbations of aplastic anemia were associated with lymphocytic proliferation which on one occ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bodner S,Cohen HJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of lymphadenopathy and lymphocytosis. Monoclonal integration of HTLV-I provirus DNA was detected, and a diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was made. Flow cytometry revealed that the ATL cells expressed CD20 as well as T-cell-associated antigens, and expres...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yasukawa M,Arai J,Kakimoto M,Sakai I,Kohno H,Fujita S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of short-chain aliphatic acids on [3H]deoxythymidine incorporation into DNA was studied in human mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes. Butyric acid at 1-2 mM level was strongly inhibitory; however, its hydroxy or amino derivatives were ineffective. Valeric and propionic acids were less inhibitory. Formic, acetic,...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Stolc V

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a poor prognostic indicator in the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Treatment options for patients with symptomatic thrombocytopenia are limited. Danazol, an attenuated androgen, may have some efficacy in increasing the platelet count of patients with MDS. We retrospectively reviewed 33 patients wi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chan G,DiVenuti G,Miller K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal protein. Clinical features include anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy. DIAGNOSIS:Presence of IgM monoclonal protein associated with 10% clonal lymphoplasmacytic cell...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gertz MA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen recently diagnosed patients with acute leukemias admitted for induction chemotherapy were selected for study. When thrombocytopenic (venous platelet count less than 20 X 10(9)/l) these patients received prophylactic platelet transfusions. A total of 67 platelet transfusion therapies were administered and evalu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kutti J,Zaroulis CG,Safai-Kutti S,Dinsmore RE,Day NK,Good RA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) has a poor prognosis and is best treated with salvage chemotherapy as a bridge to allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT). However, the optimal salvage therapy remains unknown. Here we compared two salvage regimens; mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine (MEC)...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Christian S,Arain S,Patel P,Khan I,Calip GS,Agrawal V,Sweiss K,Griffin S,Cahill K,Konig H,Esen A,Shergill A,Odenike O,Stock W,Quigley JG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While surgery is commonly required for complications related to hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease, little is known about the perioperative complications or the indications for preoperative transfusion in this group. We describe the patient characteristics, preoperative transfusion regimens, and outcome in 92 patients with ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Neumayr L,Koshy M,Haberkern C,Earles AN,Bellevue R,Hassell K,Miller S,Black D,Vichinsky E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single agents have demonstrated activity in relapsed and refractory (R/R) peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Their benefit relative to combination chemotherapy remains undefined. Patients with histologically confirmed PTCL were enrolled in the Comprehensive Oncology Measures for Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Treatment (C...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Stuver RN,Khan N,Schwartz M,Acosta M,Federico M,Gisselbrecht C,Horwitz SM,Lansigan F,Pinter-Brown LC,Pro B,Shustov AR,Foss FM,Jain S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the possible role of neutrophil (PMN) elastase and its natural inhibitor, alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha1-PI) in the pathogenesis of the pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)-like syndrome which is found in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia. We studied 30 beta-thalassemia homozygotes...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Samarkos M,Aessopos A,Fragodimitri C,Karagiorga M,Kalotychou V,Voskaridou E,Kavouklis E,Loukopoulos D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated whether the quantitative flow cytometry is an useful tool to better characterize B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorders (CLDs). Peripheral blood samples from 104 patients with leukemic B-cell disorders and 20 healthy donors were analyzed. Directly phycoerythrin-conjugated CD19, CD20, CD22, C...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： D'Arena G,Musto P,Cascavilla N,Dell'Olio M,Di Renzo N,Carotenuto M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal calf serum (FCS) is used as a component of the media for cells grown in culture. However, the high cost of FCS has stimulated a search for a possible alternative. Approximately 10% of human platelet concentrates prepared for clinical transfusions are outdated. Sera prepared from platelet concentrates were compar...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schwartz KA,Lu G,Trosko JE,Chang CC

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoledronic acid (ZOL), an intravenous bisphosphonate, has been shown to reduce and delay the incidence of skeletal-related events (SREs) in multiple myeloma (MM) patients with bone disease. A retrospective claims-based analysis was conducted that used two distinct US managed care databases to examine the relationship ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Henk HJ,Teitelbaum A,Perez JR,Kaura S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenectomy is a time-honoured well established approach for patients with steroid-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, due to the more recent availability of therapeutic options alternative to splenectomy, such as rituximab and agonists of the thrombopoietin-receptor, the choice of second-line therapy is...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Palandri F,Polverelli N,Catani L,Sollazzo D,Romano M,Levorato M,Vianelli N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilia may represent an early paraclinical sign of hematological malignant disease, but no reports exist on its predictive value for hematological malignancies. From the Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) Database, we identified 356,196 individuals with at least one differential cell count (DIF...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Andersen CL,Siersma VD,Hasselbalch HC,Lindegaard H,Vestergaard H,Felding P,de Fine Olivarius N,Bjerrum OW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DGE) was used to analyse plasma samples and partially purified cold agglutinins (CA) obtained from two selected patients. Both presented an acute hemolytic anemia with CA of high thermal amplitude, normal immunoglobulin levels, no detectable paraproteinemia, and n...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tissot JD,Clément F,Schifferli JA,Frei PC,Hochstrasser DF,Schneider P

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the incidence and prognostic impact of monosomal karyotype (MK) in 405 higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) patients treated with 5-AZA. The MK was present in 66 out of 405 (16.3%) patients, most of whom had complex karyotype (CK). MK was strongly associated with CK and the cytoge...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Papageorgiou SG,Vasilatou D,Kontos CK,Kotsianidis I,Symeonidis A,Galanopoulos AG,Hatzimichael E,Megalakaki A,Poulakidas E,Diamantopoulos P,Vassilakopoulos TP,Zikos P,Papadaki H,Mparmparousi D,Bouronikou E,Panayiotidis P,V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available regarding optimal treatment with desmopressin (DDAVP) or intermediate-purity FVIII concentrates rich in VWF (CFCs) in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) who undergo planned surgery. We undertook a retrospective review over 10 years (1988-1997) and identified 27 patients treated with ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nitu-Whalley IC,Griffioen A,Harrington C,Lee CA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we analyzed a thiotepa-based conditioning regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, using the EBMT database. A total of 323 patients were identified. The median age was 43 years. Disease status at transplant was first complete remission (CR1) in 48.9%,...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Eder S,Beohou E,Labopin M,Sanz J,Finke J,Arcese W,Or R,Bonifazi F,Aljurf M,Socié G,Passweg J,Giebel S,Mohty M,Nagler A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with immunoblastic lymphadenopathy and autoimmune hemolytic anemia who had no previous exposure to blood products developed a severe febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction following the initial infusion of packed red blood cells. The reaction recurred with transfusion of packed red blood cells, bu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Barnes HM,Poon MC,Huang ST,Conrad ME,Lin J,McGowan EI

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Felty's syndrome (FS) and persistent profound neutropenia developed recurrent infections and sepsis syndrome. No impairment of granulocyte-macrophage colony development was observed in vitro. Marrow morphology revealed an absence of mature neutrophil forms despite administration of granulocyte-colony st...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pixley JS,Yoneda KY,Manalo PB

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clofarabine has shown activity and tolerability in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We investigated the safety and tolerability of an oral formulation of clofarabine for consolidation therapy of patients aged 60 and older with AML. In this phase I study, twenty-two patients older than 60 years with AM...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Jacoby MA,Martin MG,Uy GL,Westervelt P,Dipersio JF,Cashen A,Stockerl-Goldstein K,Vij R,Luo J,Reineck T,Bernabe N,Abboud CN

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (Et-1) is a vasoconstrictor produced by endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells in response to hypoxia, which induces hypertrophy in cultured cardiac myocytes. We measured plasma Et-1 levels and left ventricular dimensions in 13 patients with sickle cell anemia (SCD) and in 12 African-American contro...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Werdehoff SG,Moore RB,Hoff CJ,Fillingim E,Hackman AM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00