Autoimmune diseases and myelodysplastic syndromes.

abstract：:Serum lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) levels are mildly elevated in beta-thalassemia major due to ineffective erythropoiesis. We reviewed the charts of 15 consecutive thalassemic children who underwent allogeneic, T-cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in our department during the last 3 years. Eleven patients h...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Toren A,Or R,Kapelushnik J,Chividalli G,Aku M,Slavin S,Nagler A

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured endothelial cells from bovine aorta were exposed to oxidized low density lipoprotein and examined by electron microscopy. The endothelial cells contracted slightly and the intercellular junctions became unclear. Some osmiophilic material increased in the cytoplasm. The oxidized low density lipoprotein appears...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zhao B,Zhang Y,Liu B,Nawroth P,Dierichs R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several parameters may predict disease severity and overall survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The purpose of our study of 190 CLL patients was to compare immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IgV(H)) mutation status, cytogenetic abnormalities, and leukemia cell CD38 and Zap-70 to older, traditional...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Weinberg JB,Volkheimer AD,Chen Y,Beasley BE,Jiang N,Lanasa MC,Friedman D,Vaccaro G,Rehder CW,Decastro CM,Rizzieri DA,Diehl LF,Gockerman JP,Moore JO,Goodman BK,Levesque MC

更新日期：2007-12-01 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 purpose of this study was to determine if therapeutic levels of Rituximab could be achieved in a patient with renal failure being dialyzed and if Rituximab is removed by hemodialysis. A 54-year-old man with low-grade lymphoma and renal failure on hemodialysis received 8 weekly treatments of Rituximab at 375 mg/M(2...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Jillella AP,Dainer PM,Kallab AM,Ustun C

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is a clonal, nonproliferative plasma cell disorder in which fragments of immunoglobulin light or heavy chain are deposited in tissues. Clinical features depend on organs involved but can include heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, nephrotic syndrome, h...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gertz MA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While systemic plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels are increased during acute crisis in sickle cell disease, the relative levels of potent vasoactive factors that contribute to the regulation of vascular function, such as ET-1, NO, and cell-free hemoglobin, during the course of periodic vaso-occlusive episodes remain un...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ergul S,Brunson CY,Hutchinson J,Tawfik A,Kutlar A,Webb RC,Ergul A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although treatment with plasma exchange increased the survival of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura to 80% in the 1980s, no further increase of survival occurred over the next 20 years. However, more consistent use of adjuvant treatment with corticosteroids and rituximab in recent years has begun to fu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： George JN

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation of the VHL tumor suppressor gene is a frequent genetic event in the carcinogenesis of renal-cell carcinoma (RCC). Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have important role in neoangiogenesis, and mobilization of these cells is induced by various growth factors including erythropoietin (EPO). With th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rad FH,Ulusakarya A,Gad S,Sibony M,Juin F,Richard S,Machover D,Uzan G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin by various methodologies and laboratories are not harmonized. As a result different numeric results are obtained for the same clinical sample. We investigated whether better agreement between plasma hepcidin methods can be achieved by harmonization. Native plasma po...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kroot JJ,van Herwaarden AE,Tjalsma H,Jansen RT,Hendriks JC,Swinkels DW

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Several syndromes characterized by striking eosinophilia may be complicated by thrombosis. The experiments described indicate that, paradoxically, eosinophils and certain of their constituents inhibit the activation of Hageman factor (HF, factor XII). In earlier studies, suspensions of mixed types of granulocytes, oth...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ratnoff OD,Gleich GJ,Shurin SB,Kazura J,Everson B,Embury P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are clonal stem cell disorders defined by proliferation of one or more myeloid lineages, and carry an increased risk of vascular events and progression to myelofibrosis and leukemia. Portal hypertension (pHTN) occurs in 7-18% of MPN patients via both thrombotic and...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Reilly CR,Babushok DV,Martin K,Spivak JL,Streiff M,Bahirwani R,Mondschein J,Stein B,Moliterno A,Hexner EO

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transfusion purpura (PTP) with severe thrombocytopenia occurred eight days after transfusion in a 28-year-old woman and responded to treatment with prednisone and plasma exchange. In contrast to nearly all previously studied cases of PTP, the patient's platelets were PlA1-positive and anti-PlA1 antibody could not...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Keimowitz RM,Collins J,Davis K,Aster RH

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:The association of T-cell large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis is well described and it is now recognized that these patients and patients with Felty's syndrome represent different aspects of a single disease process. Most patients have rheumatoid arthritis at the time of diagnosis of LGL ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yoe J,Gause BL,Curti BD,Longo DL,Bagg A,Kopp WC,Janik JE

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:The effect of heparin on platelet aggregation was systematically examined on platelets in plasma (PRP), as well as on gel-filtered, washed, and formaldehyde-fixed platelets. Results indicate that, although heparin causes a mild potentiation of platelet aggregation in the PRP systems, a significant inhibitory activity ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Saba HI,Saba SR,Morelli GA

更新日期：1984-10-01 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：:In a phase II trial, we evaluated chlorambucil and rituximab (CLB-R) as first-line induction treatment with or without R as maintenance for elderly chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. Treatment consisted of eight 28-day cycles of CLB (8 mg/m(2) /day, days 1-7) and R (day 1 of cycle 3, 375 mg/m(2) ; cycles 4-8...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Foà R,Del Giudice I,Cuneo A,Del Poeta G,Ciolli S,Di Raimondo F,Lauria F,Cencini E,Rigolin GM,Cortelezzi A,Nobile F,Callea V,Brugiatelli M,Massaia M,Molica S,Trentin L,Rizzi R,Specchia G,Di Serio F,Orsucci L,Ambros

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of primary plasma cell leukemia (pPCL) has been made by quantifying circulating plasma cells (cPCs) morphologically on a peripheral blood (PB) smear. However, this technique is not sufficiently sensitive. Multiparametric flow cytometry (MFC) provides a readily available and highly sensitive method to ide...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Evans LA,Jevremovic D,Nandakumar B,Dispenzieri A,Buadi FK,Dingli D,Lacy MQ,Hayman SR,Kapoor P,Leung N,Fonder A,Hobbs M,Hwa YL,Muchtar E,Warsame R,Kourelis TV,Go R,Russell S,Lust JA,Lin Y,Siddiqui M,Kyle RA,Ger

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of chronic tonsillitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Despite empiric radiation and antibiotic therapy, the patient's sore throat and tonsillar enlargement persisted. Excisional biopsy of the involved tonsil revealed the presence of Cryptococcus neoformans. Blood cultures also yielde...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Korvick J,Yu VL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The above abstract from the THSNA 2016 Summit Abstract Proceedings, first published online in the American Journal of Hematology on 20 July 2016 in Wiley OnlineLibrary (www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com), and in Volume 91, Issue 9, p. E427, has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor-in-Chief, Ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors：

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 3 female patients with immunologic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) for whom diagnostic procedures evidenced a chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In 2 cases, a transfusion performed more than 10 years ago represented the probable way of contamination. One patient received a course of steroids, which...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bauduer F,Marty F,Larrouy M,Ducout L

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe pruritus is frequently associated with myeloproliferative and other systemic illnesses, and often fails to respond to conventional measures. We used danazol (Danocrine), a synthetic attenuated androgen, in the treatment of severe pruritus refractory to conventional therapy. Eight patients had myeloproliferative...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kolodny L,Horstman LL,Sevin BU,Brown H,Ahn YS

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinine-induced immune thrombocytopenia with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a recently defined clinical entity. In this paper we have attempted to characterize the natural history and laboratory abnormalities typical of quinine-induced immune thrombocytopenia associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome in nine patie...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gottschall JL,Neahring B,McFarland JG,Wu GG,Weitekamp LA,Aster RH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (UG-FNB) of the spleen in a large population of patients. We collected retrospectively the findings concerning the application of UG-FNB of the spleen from eight Italian clinical centers that utilized thi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Civardi G,Vallisa D,Bertè R,Giorgio A,Filice C,Caremani M,Caturelli E,Pompili M,De Sio I,Buscarini E,Cavanna L

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most reports of prognosis and therapy in diffuse small non-cleaved cell lymphoma (DSNCL), an aggressive high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) which appears to be of two histopathologic subtypes, have included predominantly a pediatric population and very few adults. We studied 20 newly diagnosed, previously untreate...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Morrison VA,Frizzera G,Arthur DC,Ogle KM,Hurd DD,Bloomfield CD,Peterson BA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of leukemia cutis (LC) of monocytic lineage in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is presented. Cutaneous infiltrates were recognized concurrent with diagnosis of refractory anemia (RA) with monocytosis. Skin infiltrates subsequently spontaneously regressed although MDS progressed with increasing mon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yavorkovsky LL,Zain J,Wu CD,Trivelli L,Cook P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00