Muir-Torre syndrome in patients with hematologic malignancies.

abstract：:Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing treatment for acute leukemia (AL). Antifungal prophylactic strategies are associated with significant toxicities and cost. We performed a retrospective study of the incidence and risk factors for IFD among patients n...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hammond SP,Marty FM,Bryar JM,DeAngelo DJ,Baden LR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Argatroban is a direct thrombin inhibitor approved for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II. Argatroban is predominantly metabolized in the liver. It is widely believed that no dosage adjustment is required in patients with renal insufficiency, making it a preferred agent in patients on rena...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Athar U,Husain J,Hudson J,Lynch J,Gajra A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a newly detected alpha-thalassemia-2 (alpha-thal-2) deletion characterized by a small -2.7-kb deletion involving the alpha 1 globin gene. This deletion has thus far been observed in only one Chinese subject with Hb H disease. ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zhao JB,Zhao L,Fei YJ,Liu JC,Huisman TH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the precise mechanisms of molecular and cellular regulation of hemopoiesis, it is necessary to develop a chemically defined culture assay for purified hemopoietic progenitors. To approach this long-term goal, we attempted to develop a serum-free culture system for enriched human progenitors that permits e...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sonoda Y,Ogawa M

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence exists indicating T cell abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). There is also evidence that the T cell is an important source of burst promoting activity (BPA) for the peripheral blood (PB) erythroid burst forming unit (BFU-e). We studied the BPA of T cells and response of BFU-e in n...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Socinski MA,Ershler WB

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features of patients with splenic marginal zone cell lymphoma (SMZCL) have rarely been reported. In the present study, immunological abnormalities, particularly hematological abnormalities, observed in SMZCL were described. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, and appearance of lupus anti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Murakami H,Irisawa H,Saitoh T,Matsushima T,Tamura J,Sawamura M,Karasawa M,Hosomura Y,Kojima M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)) has been found effective in the treatment in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML). Most studies with As(2)O(3) involve patients with APML who have relapsed following standard therapy. Between January 1998 and July 2000, 14 patients were recruited for an ongoing trial of As(...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mathews V,Balasubramanian P,Shaji RV,George B,Chandy M,Srivastava A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation in bleeding in the perioperative period is a complex and multifactorial event associated with immediate and delayed consequences for the patient and health care resources. Little is known about the complex genetic influences on perioperative bleeding. With the discovery of multiple variations in the human ge...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Muehlschlegel JD,Body SC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between thrombocytopenia and the level of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and/or the existence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) ware studied in 146 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These patients were divided into six groups: A, those LA positive with a high level of aCL (>10 U/ml) (10 ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nojima J,Suehisa E,Kuratsune H,Machii T,Toku M,Tada H,Yamaguti K,Koike T,Kanakura Y,Kitani T,Amino N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with severe chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) refractory to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIgG) and/or oral prednisone were treated with one to three infusions of high-dose methylprednisolone (HDMP) (15 mg/kg/day). The mean platelet count before treatment was 12 +/- 10 x 10(9)/...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Godeau B,Zini JM,Schaeffer A,Bierling P

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease is a single amino acid molecular disorder of hemoglobin leading to its pathological polymerization, red cell rigidity that causes poor microvascular blood flow, with consequent tissue ischemia and infarction. The manifestations of this disease are protean.Among them, leg ulcers represent a particul...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Minniti CP,Eckman J,Sebastiani P,Steinberg MH,Ballas SK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) due to a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Initially this case was diagnosed as congenital von Willebrand disease (VWD); however, re-examination of the medical history rendered a congenital bleeding disorder unlikely. A normal plasma von Wi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Eikenboom JC,Tjernberg P,Van Marion V,Heering KJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:T-cell lymphomas make up approximately 10%-15% of lymphoid malignancies. The frequency of these lymphomas varies geographically, with the highest incidence in parts of Asia. DIAGNOSIS:The diagnosis of aggressive peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is usually made using the World Health Organization classifica...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Armitage JO

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Since multiple myeloma (MM) is still not-curable, the management of relapse remains challenging. Given the known efficacy of alkylating agents in MM, we conducted a phase I/II study to test a new three drug combination in which Fotemustine (Muphoran), an alkylating agent of nitrosurea family, was added to bortezomib +...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mangiacavalli S,Pochintesta L,Pascutto C,Cocito F,Pompa A,Cazzola M,Corso A

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:We report the clinical, molecular, and immunohistological findings of 20 Chinese patients with mantle cell lymphoma diagnosed over a 10-year period. The disease affected mainly elderly patients (median age, 65.5 years) with a male predominance (M/F, 3/1). Eighty percent presented with advanced stage III/IV disease but...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chim CS,Chan AC,Choo CK,Kwong YL,Lie AK,Liang R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To monitor successful engraftment after bone marrow transplantation, we performed Southern hybridization analysis or dot blot analysis of DNA in a set of sex-mismatched cases using a Y-chromosome-specific DNA probe (pHY10). This method was extremely sensitive and rapid for checking which cells contain the Y-chromosome...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Morisaki H,Morisaki T,Nakahori Y,Ogura H,Kanno H,Tani K,Kodo H,Fujii H,Asano S,Miwa S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating thrombomodulin is a novel endothelial cell marker, which may reflect the endothelial injury. Plasma levels of thrombomodulin were quantitated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in patients with hematological malignancies, liver disease, diabetes mellitus, collagen disease, thrombotic disease, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takahashi H,Ito S,Hanano M,Wada K,Niwano H,Seki Y,Shibata A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced two rare cases of pernicious anemia that presented in the course of mycosis fungoides in elderly males. Pernicious anemia has recently been reported to be caused by autoimmune gastritis that produces autoantibodies to gastric parietal cells and intrinsic factor. Immunological abnormalities in mycosis fu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Saitoh T,Murakami H,Hayashi K,Matsushima T,Tamura J,Karasawa M,Naruse T,Tsuchiya J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the presence of residual disease at day 14 after primary induction therapy warrants consideration of a second induction cycle. However, data to guide retreatment decisions in such patients are presently limited. Here, we retrospectively reviewed data from 176 patients wit...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Griffin PT,Komrokji RS,Sweet K,Al Ali NH,Padron E,Kubal TE,List AF,Lancet JE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a patient with de novo acute myelocytic leukemia with trilineage myelodysplasia (AML/TMDS) in whom cytogenetic analysis was normal at diagnosis and in whom Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) with monosomy 7 emerged at the terminal stage of the disease. Reverse transcription polymerse chain reaction (RT-PCTR)...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Matsue K,Miyamoto T,Ito M,Tsukuda K

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and a primary overt stroke are at high risk of recurrent (secondary) stroke. Chronic transfusion therapy dramatically reduces but does not eliminate this high risk, and inevitably results in transfusion-related hemosiderosis. We previously reported the use of hydroxyurea/phleboto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Greenway A,Ware RE,Thornburg CD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FAB classification of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) has been useful in predicting prognosis; however, additional methods are required to detect patients at high risk for early conversion to acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL). Using a panel of monoclonal antibodies to myelomonocytic surface antigens (MMSA) an...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mittelman M,Karcher DS,Kammerman LA,Lessin LS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:all-trans-Retinoic acid (ATRA) induces complete remission in majority of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). However, accelerated metabolism of ATRA that is induced by chronic daily administration of oral ATRA has been implicated as one of the mechanisms leading to a reduced sensitivity or resistance to ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ozpolat B,Mehta K,Tari AM,Lopez-Berestein G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnosis was carried out on a woman who had previously given birth to a son with a spontaneous mutation of C-->T transition at nt 31133 of the factor IX (F.IX) gene. The diagnosis was performed on chorionic villi sampling by the method of amplification-created restriction site (ACRS). It revealed a female fe...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Young JH,Wang JC,Gau JP,Hu HT

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia with thrombosis (HATT) is fatal in 29% and leads to limb amputation in another 21% of patients. Patients with arterial thrombosis do worse than do those with venous thrombosis alone. Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia is mediated through IgG or IgM immunoglobulin fractions and is b...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nand S,Robinson JA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 45-year-old female patient with recurrent spontaneous deep vein thrombosis associated with an isolated hypoplasminogenemia (plasminogen activity and antigen level of 42% and 37%, respectively). The plasminogen molecule was normal as demonstrated by a normal activation by tissue plasminogen activator, elect...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Leebeek FW,Knot EA,Ten Cate JW,Traas DW

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00