Ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy of the spleen: high clinical efficacy and low risk in a multicenter Italian study.

abstract：:The specificity of autoantibodies in autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) has been studied using the serological procedure and immunoprecipitation technique with rare phenotype red cells. We attempted to analyze specificity using recombinant rhesus (Rh) blood group and band3 antigens expressed on erythroleukemic cell li...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Iwamoto S,Kamesaki T,Oyamada T,Okuda H,Kumada M,Omi T,Takahashi J,Tani Y,Omine M,Kajii E

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic agents like Hydroxyurea, Busulfan and Interferon-alpha are to date the most commonly used therapeutic approaches in Essential Thrombocythemia (ET). However, few data on the efficacy and safety of these agents in the long-term are currently available. We report a retrospective analysis of the long-term outcom...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Palandri F,Catani L,Testoni N,Ottaviani E,Polverelli N,Fiacchini M,De Vivo A,Salmi F,Lucchesi A,Baccarani M,Vianelli N

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Using an in vitro system to evaluate the simultaneous use of two drugs, we previously have confirmed the synergism of vincristine and prednisolone cytotoxicity against lymphoid cells. Experiments were now carried out to determine whether other steroid hormones can be substituted for prednisolone. Partial or complete p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rosner F,Hirshaut Y,Grünwald HW,Deutsch S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients suffering from malignancies may benefit of myeloablative chemotherapy followed by hematological reconstitution with autologous peripheral blood reinfusion. A quick evaluation of the number of hematopoietic progenitors present in leukapheresis blood samples is necessary to ensure the collection of a suffi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Teixeira G,Lenormand B,Jean P,Fardoun D,Sumereau-Dassin E,Bastit D,Tilly H,Piguet H,Monconduit M,Vannier JP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied 91 patients with SS genotype, 44 children and 47 adults. Excluding the Cameroon and atypical haplotypes, the distribution in the children's sample exhibited 43% Benin, 38% Bantu, and 3% Senegal. In adults, the sample exhibited 46% Benin, 30% Bantu, and 9% Senegal (chi 2: 13.511, 2 df, P = 0.001). When ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Muniz A,Corral L,Alaez C,Svarch E,Espinosa E,Carbonell N,di Leo R,Felicetti L,Nagel RL,Martinez G

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are myeloproliferative neoplasms primarily characterized by erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, respectively. Other disease features include leukocytosis, splenomegaly, thrombohemorrhagic complications, vasomotor disturbances, pruritus, and a sma...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tefferi A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain amyloidosis is a clonal but nonproliferative plasma cell disorder in which fragments of an Ig light chain are deposited in tissues. The clinical features depend on the organs involved but can include restrictive cardiomyopathy, nephrotic syndrome, hepatic failure, and peripheral/autonom...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gertz MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a patient presenting with idiopathic concurrent erythrocytic and megakaryocytic aplasia is reported. The patient's response to immunosuppressive therapy and her bone marrow pathology clearly suggest an immune mechanism. Based on the lack of suppression of erythroid colony growth, several mechanisms are postu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Canavan BF,Huhn RD,Kim HC,Kosmin M,Sheay W,Saidi P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human theta (theta 1)-globin gene represents a member of the alpha-like globin gene family residing on chromosome 16. theta 1-Specific transcripts have been detected so far only in erythroid tissues and in erythroleukemia K562 cells. To investigate systematically its inducible expression and developmental specificity,...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mamalaki A,Anagnou NP,Moschonas NK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erythrocytes of 90 pregnant women were evaluated for the presence of in vivo or in vitro oxidant damage. The reduced glutathione (P less than 0.005) and the membrane reduced sulfhydryl (P less than 0.001) concentrations were decreased in fresh erythrocytes. Following incubation with acetylphenylhydrazine, Heinz bo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lachant NA,Gottlieb AJ,DiFino SM,Landaw SA,Tanaka KR

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide-pulsed dendritic cells can stimulate T cells showing specific cytotoxicity in chronic myelogenous leukemia. We tried to induce a specific cytotoxic T-cell response stimulated by RNA-pulsed dendritic cells in acute myelogenous leukemia. The total RNA of WEHI-3BD+, a myelomonocytic leukemia cell line derived fro...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Jung CW,Kwon JH,Seol JG,Park WH,Hyun JM,Kim ES,Kim ST,Lee SJ,Kim BK,Lee YY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthracyclines have contributed to a marked increase in survival in different types of cancer [1,2]. Unfortunately, they are associated with dose-dependent cardiotoxicity and heart failure (HF) [3–8]. Change to a weekly dosage schedule with slow infusions has been tested, a strategy that requires more frequent hospita...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Georgakopoulos P,Roussou P,Matsakas E,Karavidas A,Anagnostopoulos N,Marinakis T,Galanopoulos A,Georgiakodis F,Zimeras S,Kyriakidis M,Ahimastos A

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Imatinib mesylate radically changed the natural history of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The recent availability of alternative tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) renders the clinical management of CML more complex. In this article, we summarize our long-term single institution experience. From 2003 to 2012, 102 pati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Viganò I,Di Giacomo N,Bozzani S,Antolini L,Piazza R,Gambacorti Passerini C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cells from patients with sickle cell disease (SS RBC) adhere to laminin and over-express the high-affinity laminin receptor basal cell adhesion molecule/Lutheran protein (B-CAM/LU). This receptor has recently been shown to undergo activation in vitro through a protein kinase A-dependent mechanism. Low-densit...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zen Q,Batchvarova M,Twyman CA,Eyler CE,Qiu H,De Castro LM,Telen MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide is being increasingly used in hematology and oncology. Its use is associated with neuropathy, sedation, edema, fatigue, constipation, and deep venous thrombosis. Cytopenias are unusual, but there are case reports. However, there are no reports of isolated thrombocytopenia. We describe here a case of prolon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Prasad HK,Kaushal V,Mehta P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombin III (AT III) was isolated by two procedures using polyethylene glycol-400 (PEG) precipitation as the first stage. The PEG supernatant (PEG-sup) was applied to a heparin-affinity chromatographic system and AT III-heparin cofactor (AT III-HCF) was isolated. The PEG precipitate (PEG-ppt) was separated by a S...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gomperts ED,Izadi P

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed 12 MLL/ENL positive ALL patients consecutively diagnosed between 1999 and 2009. The MLL/ENL fusion was identified in 4/150 (2.6%), 8/993 (0.8%), and 0/70 of pediatric, adult, and elderly patients, respectively. Eight patients had a WBC count >50 × 10(9) /L. Ten cases had an evaluable immunophenotyping. A B...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Elia L,Grammatico S,Paoloni F,Vignetti M,Rago A,Cenfra N,Mecarocci S,Mancini M,Luciani M,Di Raimondo F,Cazzaniga G,Matarazzo M,Moleti ML,Santoro L,Gaidano G,Foà R,Mandelli F,Cimino G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent observations that the sickle RBC are excessively susceptible to phagocytosis by macrophages in vitro prompted me to look for evidence of in vivo erythrophagocytosis (Ep) in patients with sickle cell anemia (SS). Freshly prepared smears of unmanipulated blood of 27 patients with SS in steady state were examined ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Solanki DL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of their religious principles, Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) generally object to receiving blood products, raising numerous ethical, legal, and medical challenges for providers who care for these patients, especially in the emergent setting. In this review, we discuss several areas relevant to the care of JWs, i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Scharman CD,Burger D,Shatzel JJ,Kim E,DeLoughery TG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic complications following splenectomy for hematologic diseases occur in up to 10% of patients and may range from portal vein thrombosis (PVT) to pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Up to now there exist no recommendations for the duration and intensity of prophylactic anticoagulation, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mohren M,Markmann I,Dworschak U,Franke A,Maas C,Mewes S,Weiss G,Jentsch-Ullrich K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a family with a dominantly transmitted syndrome resembling Fanconi's anemia and spanning two generations. This syndrome was characterized by an ill-defined hematologic stem cell disorder, immune dysfunction, poor dentition, hyperpigmented skin, warts, and multiple second trimester spontaneous abortions and i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Alter CL,Levine PH,Bennett J,Kessler C,Rick M,Washburn RG,Gallin JI,Miller RW,Auerbach AD

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in massively parallel sequencing technologies have provided a detailed picture of the mutational landscape in CLL and underscored the vast degree of interpatient and intratumor heterogeneities. These studies have led to the characterization of novel putative driver genes and recurrently affected biolog...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Roos-Weil D,Nguyen-Khac F,Bernard OA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramedullary meningeal hematopoiesis (EMH) represents an uncommon finding after stem-cell transplantation. We describe the case of an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipient who developed EMH 1 month after radiation myelitis had been diagnosed. A 39-year-old man with multiple myeloma underwent matched...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sakai M,Ohashi K,Kobayashi T,Yamashita T,Akiyama H,Nemoto T,Kishida S,Kamata N,Sakamaki H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 25-year-old black woman who presented with a long history of anemia requiring transfusions during childhood and adolescence. Molecular analysis revealed her to be a compound heterozygote for the sickle mutation and the approximately 22.7 kb deletion associated with hemoglobin Kenya. This patient's clinic...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Waye JS,Cai SP,Eng B,Chui DH,Francombe WH

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have poor outcomes, with median durations of complete remission lasting less than 1 year. Increased toxicity in older patients limits the delivery of standard consolidation therapies, such as allogeneic stem cell transplant or high-dose cytarabine. Azacitidine, a nucleo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Griffin PT,Komrokji RS,De Castro CM,Rizzieri DA,Melchert M,List AF,Lancet JE

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous (IV) granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) might be safer and more convenient than subcutaneous (SC) administration to hospitalized hemato-oncological patients receiving chemotherapy. To compare IV vs. SC G-CSF administration, we conducted a randomized, open-label trial. We included inpatients rece...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Paul M,Ram R,Kugler E,Farbman L,Peck A,Leibovici L,Lahav M,Yeshurun M,Shpilberg O,Herscovici C,Wolach O,Itchaki G,Bar-Natan M,Vidal L,Gafter-Gvili A,Raanani P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentosan polysulfate is a low-molecular-weight sulfated polysaccharide used as an antithrombotic drug. We present two patients who developed thrombocytopenia and venous thrombosis during treatment with pentosan polysulfate. The relationship between pentosan polysulfate and thrombocytopenia is supported by platelet agg...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tardy-Poncet B,Tardy B,Grelac F,Reynaud J,Mismetti P,Bertrand JC,Guyotat D

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 34 out of 35 patients (97%) had cytochemically abnormal polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Some interesting regularity was noted in the appearance of cytochemical abnormalities of the PMNs. When peroxidase (PO) activity was low, both alkaline phosphatase (AP) and ch...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suda T,Onai T,Maekawa T

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00