Hyperferritinemia as indicator for intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in reactive macrophage activation syndromes.

abstract：:We report on the association of Hb Dunn (alpha 6[A4]Asp----Asn) and Hb O-Arab (beta 121 [GH4]Glu----Lys) in a healthy Moroccan man. Hb Dunn had the same electrophoretic properties as Hb G-Philadelphia, but its percentage was lower. Its identification was based on sequence determination of the alpha T1 peptide. Bgl II ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Baklouti F,Francina A,Dorléac E,Baudin-Chich V,Gombaud-Saintonge G,Plauchu H,Wajcman H,Delaunay J,Godet J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) derived from distinct anatomical sites were tested for the presence of genetic lesions commonly involved in B-cell lymphomagenesis, including activation of proto-oncogenes (BCL-1, BCL-2, BCL-6, and c-MYC), disruption of tumor suppressor loci (p53, 6q),...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gaidano G,Volpe G,Pastore C,Chiarle R,Capello D,Gloghini A,Perissinotto E,Savinelli F,Bosco M,Mazza U,Pileri S,Palestro G,Carbone A,Saglio G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the rare case of a patient with IgGlambda multiple myeloma for whom both prothrombin time and APTT were significantly prolonged. The IgG inhibited coagulation reactions upstream from prothrombin when coagulation was initiated by mRVVT, but not by FXa, as indicated by a chromogenic substrate for FXa. Th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takamiya O,Machida S,Okuda M,Nojima J,Koreeda C,Kubara K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sicilian type of (delta beta) (0)-thalassemia characterized by a approximately 13 kb deletion, was present in a Turkish boy who is a homozygote and in his heterozygous parents who are first cousins. The father with approximately 21% Hb F had five alpha-globin genes (alpha alpha/alpha alpha alpha) and the mother wi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Oner C,Gurgey A,Altay C,Kutlar F,Huisman TH

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of T-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorder (CLPD) that shows neither features of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia nor disease progression for more than 34 months. Flow cytometric analyses of the lymphocytes revealed high expression of CD4 and CD25. Up-regulation of Foxp3, a master regulatory gene fo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kikuchi T,Katayama Y,Kubonishi S,Watanabe T,Watanabe Y,Matsuoka K,Maeda Y,Namba N,Masunari T,Nasu R,Ikeda K,Tanimoto M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 47 patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), 8 patients were diagnosed to have postoperative-TTP. Two patients underwent vascular surgery, 5 patients coronary artery bypass grafts, and 1 patient resection of myocardial sarcoma. Prior to surgery, all patients except one had normal hemograms and pla...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chang JC,Shipstone A,Llenado-Lee MA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with MM are at an increased risk for life-threatening bacterial infections, primarily by organisms that require opsonization for interaction with granulocytes. In the present study we used a neutrophil chemiluminescence (CL) assay of opsonization to explore the opsonic activity of MM-Ig for zymosan particles....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Cheson BD

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term survival following chemotherapy or autologous bone marrow transplantation in adults with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was evaluated. English language articles published from January 1, 1988 to September 1, 1993 were obtained from a broad-based MEDLINE search retrieving 3,854 citations regarding...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Meehan KR,Pritchard RS,Leichter JW,Littenberg B,Welch HG

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that requires lifelong adherence to a complicated and burdensome medical regimen which could potentially impact emotional functioning of patients. The importance of understanding and promoting healthy emotional functioning is crucial not only to psychological well-being, but ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mednick L,Yu S,Trachtenberg F,Xu Y,Kleinert DA,Giardina PJ,Kwiatkowski JL,Foote D,Thayalasuthan V,Porter JB,Thompson AA,Schilling L,Quinn CT,Neufeld EJ,Yamashita R,Thalassemia Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is associated with administration of all plasma containing blood products. We present a 14-year-old adolescent diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who developed acute respiratory insufficiency compatible with TRALI within 5 hr following intravenous anti-D. F...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Berger-Achituv S,Ellis MH,Curtis BR,Wolach B

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:The pharmacokinetics of factor VIII were studied in a series of 20 hemophilia-A patients undergoing surgery. Regardless of the type of operation, elimination of factor VIII was shown to be increased only in ten cases (50%) during the post-operative period. In this subgroup of patients, factor VIII half-life, measured ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Longo G,Messori A,Morfini M,Baudo F,Ciavarella N,Cinotti S,Filimberti E,Giustarini G,Molinari AC,Ferrini PR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PCV) and multiple myeloma are both clonal disorders of hematopoietic stem cells. The simultaneous occurrence of these diseases in an individual patient is rare. A case of synchronous PCV and smoldering myeloma is presented and the literature is reviewed. The issues of clinical importance in this unu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fink L,Bauer F,Perry JJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to transferrin, ferritin can also function as a source of iron for heme synthesis (Gelvin D, et al. Blood 1996;88:3200-3207; Meyron-Holtz EG, et al. Blood 1999;94:3205-3211). In the present study we investigate the effect of external ferritin on the proliferation and hemoglobinization of human erythroid pr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Leimberg JM,Konijn AM,Fibach E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 21 year-old female with echinocytosis and a littoral cell hemangioma is reported. The patient had no significant past medical history and presented with abdominal pain and splenomegaly. A large percentage of echinocytes were noted on her peripheral smear in the absence of any known causes. A CT-recognize...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Altomare I,Desman G,Aledort LM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing dose intensity (DI) of chemotherapy for patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) may improve outcomes at the cost of increased toxicity. This issue was addressed in a randomized trial aiming to double the DI of myelosuppressive drugs. Between 1994 and 1999, 250 patients with previously untreated ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hertzberg M,Matthews JP,Stone JM,Dubosq MC,Grigg A,Ellis D,Benson W,Browett P,Horvath N,Januszewicz H,Abdi E,Green M,Bonaventura A,Marlton P,Cannell P,Wolf M,ALLG.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of CD45 RA/RO antigen was investigated in neoplasms including cases expressing CD7 antigen as the sole pan-T antigen (n = 8), T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)/lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) at various stages of differentiation (n = 32), peripheral stage T-lineage leukemia (n = 10) and adult T-...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kawano S,Tatsumi E,Yoneda N,Tani A,Nakamura F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(8;21) belongs to the favorable risk AML subset, relapse incidence may reach 30% in those patients. RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion transcript is a well-established marker for minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring. In this study, we investigated the feasibility and performances of ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Duployez N,Nibourel O,Marceau-Renaut A,Willekens C,Helevaut N,Caillault A,Villenet C,Celli-Lebras K,Boissel N,Jourdan E,Dombret H,Figeac M,Preudhomme C,Renneville A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between thrombocytopenia and thyrotoxicosis in a single individual is well documented, and the theories for this event include a common immunologic cause or a thyrotoxic-induced decrease in platelet survival. We report the first description of the coexistence of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bizzaro N

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrillar granules (FGs) represent neutrophilic primary granules containing clustered filaments. We investigated neutrophils in the bone marrow obtained from 17 patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD) by electron microscopy. FG-positive neutrophils were seen in 15 of the 17 CMPDs with varying frequen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takemori N,Hirai K,Onodera R,Saito N,Miyokawa N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerular hyperfiltration and microalbuminuria/proteinuria are early manifestations of sickle nephropathy. The effects of hydroxyurea therapy on these renal manifestations of sickle cell anemia (SCA) are not well defined. Our objective was to investigate the effects of hydroxyurea on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aygun B,Mortier NA,Smeltzer MP,Shulkin BL,Hankins JS,Ware RE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transformation to secondary myelofibrosis (MF) occurs as part of the natural history of polycythemia vera (PPV-MF) and essential thrombocythemia (PET-MF). Although primary (PMF) and secondary MF are considered similar diseases and managed similarly, there are few studies specifically focused on the latter. The aim of ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rotunno G,Pacilli A,Artusi V,Rumi E,Maffioli M,Delaini F,Brogi G,Fanelli T,Pancrazzi A,Pietra D,Bernardis I,Belotti C,Pieri L,Sant'Antonio E,Salmoiraghi S,Cilloni D,Rambaldi A,Passamonti F,Barbui T,Manfredini R,Ca

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin, employed clinically for more than 50 years, is still a widely used anticoagulant. Unfortunately, some patients given this agent develop thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Because this side effect can have catastrophic consequences, it is imperative that all clinicians caring for patients who receive heparin hav...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Davoren A,Aster RH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the long-term follow-up results of a phase II trial of thalidomide for early-stage multiple myeloma (MM). Patients were eligible if they had smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) or indolent MM without the need for immediate therapy. Thalidomide was initiated at a dose of 200 mg/day and adjusted as tolerated. Di...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Detweiler-Short K,Hayman S,Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Dispenzieri A,Kumar S,Zeldenrust SR,Russell SJ,Lust JA,Kyle RA,Greipp PR,Witzig TE,Vincent Rajkumar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to assess the cytokine profile of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in steady state and in vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). VOC has a complex nature, involving interactions between sickle red blood cells (RBC), the endothelium, and leucocytes. Endothelial damage due to recurrent adhesion of sickl...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pathare A,Al Kindi S,Alnaqdy AA,Daar S,Knox-Macaulay H,Dennison D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a female patient with T-gamma LGL leukemia, who was followed for the last 20 years. Over these years she developed several autoimmune disorders, including Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, premature ovarian failure (compatible with type II autoimmune polyglandular syndrome), amegakaryocytic throm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ergas D,Tsimanis A,Shtalrid M,Duskin C,Berrebi A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the present study was to search for criteria that allow one to distinguish between normal individuals and heterozygotes as well as compound heterozygotes for pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency. As the residual activity of PK with heterozygotes was between 35% and 110% of the normal activity, it was necessary ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lakomek M,Winkler H,Linne S,Schröter W

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achievement of a complete response has been associated with improved outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma. Recently, increasing application of minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment has shown that MRD negativity is a powerful prognostic factor for survival outcomes. We wanted to examine the impact of the poly...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tschautscher MA,Jevremovic D,Rajkumar V,Dispenzieri A,Lacy MQ,Gertz MA,Buadi FK,Dingli D,Hwa YL,Fonder AL,Hobbs MA,Hayman SR,Zeldenrust SR,Lust JA,Russell SJ,Leung N,Kapoor P,Go RS,Lin Y,Gonsalves WI,Kourelis T,

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rarely complicated by chylothorax: we present a 93-year-old woman with CLL who developed recurrent pleural effusions that were ultimately found to be chylous in nature. Despite eight repeated thoracenteses, she continued to experience re-accumulation of fluid, and therefore, video...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Doerr CH,Staats BA,Markovic SN

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hb Knossos is a beta-chain variant (beta 27 Ser----Ala) that is unrecognizable by conventional separation methods but detectable by globin electrophoresis on urea-Triton X-acrylamide gels or by IEF. Hb Knossos is characterized by reduced synthesis and by interaction with beta-thalassemia, in which the double heterozyg...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fessas P,Loukopoulos D,Kokkinou S,Papasotiriou Y,Karaklis A

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00