A study of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute leukemia reveals markedly elevated D-dimer levels are a sensitive indicator of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood smear supporting haemolysis is important for diagnosis and decision-making in paediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). High observer dependency and requirement of expertise for peripheral smear evaluation propels us to think of other modalities to overcome ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Govindarajan S,Bhatia P,Dawman L,Tiewsoh K

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Point-of-care (POC) international normalized ratio (INR) values above an institutional cutoff are confirmed in the laboratory using a gold standard venous specimen. This can be problematic in a pediatric setting. METHOD:In this study, 449 consecutive POC INR results were compared to an INR performed in th...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Williams VK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To observe changes in the complete blood count (CBC) venous blood parameters of healthy children and establish appropriate reference intervals (RIs). METHODS:Overall, 4066 healthy children were selected and divided into four groups: infants, toddlers, preschool-age children and school-age children. Venous b...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Li J,Zhang H,Huang X,Zhang J,Wu X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DM is an automated microscope, which performs WBC differential counts and monitors red cell morphology. The user either validates the cell recognition if the DM has correctly identified the WBCs or reclassifies the WBCs in the good category in case of a DM mis-assignment. Morphological anomalies of leukocytes, red...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Billard M,Lainey E,Armoogum P,Alberti C,Fenneteau O,Da Costa L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 22-year-old women presented to the ante-natal clinic of this hospital for prenatal screening for beta-thalassemia. Cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using 'Beta Thalassemia Short Program' on Bio-Rad 'Variant' system revealed HbC value of 81.6%. The CBC showed microcytic hypochromic ane...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Kumar S,Rana M,Handoo A,Saxena R,Verma IC,Bhargava M,Sood SK

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound worldwide impact on the laboratory hematology community. Nevertheless, the pace of COVID-19 hematology-related research has continued to accelerate and has established the role of laboratory hematology data for many purposes including disease prognosis and outcome. The ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Bell R,Zini G,d'Onofrio G,Rogers HJ,Lee YS,Frater JL

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gene expression profiling (GEP) risk models in multiple myeloma are based on 3'-end microarrays. We hypothesized that GEP risk signatures could retain prognostic power despite being translated and applied to whole-transcript microarray data. METHODS:We studied CD138-positive bone marrow plasma cells in a ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Hermansen NE,Borup R,Andersen MK,Vangsted AJ,Clausen NT,Kristensen DL,Nielsen FC,Gimsing P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consistent multi-ethnic migrations of the last decades have considerably changed the epidemiology of the hemoglobinopathies. Healthy carriers of these conditions are present today in many nonendemic parts of the world, and severely affected children are now born where these diseases were previously rare or unknown...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Giordano PC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cellular analysis in body fluids (BFs) provides important diagnostic information in various pathological settings. This study was hence aimed at comparing automated cell count obtained with Mindray BC-6800 (BC-BF) vs Sysmex XN-series (XN-BF) and evaluating other quantitative and qualitative information pro...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Buoro S,Seghezzi M,Dominoni P,Moioli V,Manenti B,Previtali G,Ottomano C,Lippi G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-lineage lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) are rather frequent diseases, associated with specific clinical or biological features but also sometimes of fortuitous discovery. Multiparameter flow cytometry plays a major role for a rapid diagnostic indication, on peripheral blood or bone marrow samples in most instanc...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Debord C,Wuillème S,Eveillard M,Theisen O,Godon C,Le Bris Y,Béné MC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of nontransferrin-bound iron (NTBI) as an index of iron overload in patients with thalassemia has been evaluated; however, data in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) is limited. NTBI levels were evaluated in a cross-sectional study of 43 transfused patients with SCD. Patient charts were reviewed for dem...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Inati A,Musallam KM,Cappellini MD,Duca L,Taher AT

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have been made in our understanding of the structural basis for altered cell function in various inherited red cell membrane disorders with reduced red cell survival and resulting hemolytic anemia. The current review summarizes these advances as they relate to defining the molecular and structural...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Narla J,Mohandas N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The workflow in clinical flow cytometry laboratories must constantly be reviewed to develop technical procedures that improve quality and productivity and reduce costs. Using the Beckman Coulter dry coating technology, we customized a ten-color tube with dried antibody reagents, designated the Duraclone sc...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Correia RP,Rajab A,Bento LC,Alexandre AM,Vaz AC,Schimidell D,Pedro EC,Perin FS,Nozawa ST,Barroso RS,Bacal NS

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Argatroban is licensed for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and monitoring is conventionally by activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ratio with a target of 1.5-3.0 and not exceeding 100 s. The APTT may be influenced by coagulopathies, lupus anticoagulant and raised FVIII levels. Variabl...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Guy S,Kitchen S,Maclean R,Van Veen JJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several factors influence the severity of Plasmodium falciparum; here, we investigate the impact of alpha+-thalassaemia genotype on P. falciparum parasitemia and prevalence of severe anaemia amongst microcytic children from Kumasi, Ghana. METHODS:Seven hundred and thirty-two children (≤10 years) with P. f...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Opoku-Okrah C,Gordge M,Kweku Nakua E,Abgenyega T,Parry M,Robertson C,Smith CL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Venous blood (VB) sampling for complete blood count (CBC) via venipuncture is the basic method for the daily evaluation of hematological patients. However, several issues during this process, such as venipuncture difficulty and repetitive attempts, may cause pain, phlebitis, hematomas, inadequate sampling,...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Oudatzis G,Tsagarakis NJ,Paterakis G,Vasileiou P,Xenou E,Maraki P,Pangrati T,Angelopoulou MK,Vassilakopoulos TP,Konstantopoulos K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Frequent PT (INR) testing may represent a problem for patients on warfarin treatment, and capillary or small-volume tubes may be more appropriate for such patients. A demand for small-volume tubes also comes from pediatric wards. Yet, while various small-volume tubes are available, they have not been prope...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Onelöv L,Basmaji R,Svensson A,Nilsson M,Antovic JP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Sysmex XN-series is a new automated hematology analyzer designed to improve the accuracy of cell counts and the specificity of the flagging events. METHODS:The basic characteristics and the performance of new measurement channels of the XN were evaluated and compared with the Sysmex XE-2100 and the ma...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Seo JY,Lee ST,Kim SH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lnc-IRF2-3 and Lnc-ZNF667-AS1 were recently studied as a positive biomarker for many tumor cells. However, experimental studies found that they are associated with worse outcomes in B-CLL. METHODS:A prospective case study was conducted on 135 B-CLL patients that were compared to thirty healthy controls. The...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： El-Khazragy N,Esmaiel MA,Mohamed MM,Hassan NS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of the Haemoglobin F in red cell haemolysates is important in the diagnosis of δβ thalassaemia, hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin (HPFH) and in the diagnosis and management of sickle cell disease. The distribution of Hb F in red cells is useful in the diagnosis of HPFH and in the assessment of fe...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Stephens AD,Angastiniotis M,Baysal E,Chan V,Davis B,Fucharoen S,Giordano PC,Hoyer JD,Mosca A,Wild B,International Council for The Standardisation of Haematology (ICSH).

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:D-dimer (DD) assays are effective for the exclusion of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), but point-of-care (POC) DD assays have not been fully evaluated. METHODS:We have compared five POC DD assays (Pathfast, Cardiac, Vidas, Stratus and NycoCard) with our routine DD method (Tinaquant), testing 60 samples from p...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Antovic JP,Höög Hammarström K,Forslund G,Eintrei J,Sten-Linder M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:White blood cell (WBC) counts are used to monitor bone marrow function and to screen for infections. The HemoCue WBC DIFF Point-Of-Care (POC) instrument classifies WBCs through cell image recognition. To evaluate its suitability for monitoring cancer patients, we examined its performance in samples from pati...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Kur DK,Agersnap N,Holländer NH,Pedersen OBV,Friis-Hansen L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of factor VII (FVII) assays currently used by clinical laboratories was examined in North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association (NASCOLA) proficiency tests. Data from 12 surveys conducted between 2008 and 2010, involving 20 unique specimens plus four repeat-tested specimens, were anal...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Zantek ND,Hsu P,Refaai MA,Ledford-Kraemer M,Meijer P,Van Cott EM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with hypocellular bone marrow (BM) is often difficult to distinguish from aplastic anemia (AA). Furthermore, the diagnosis of MDS with low blast counts and normal karyotype may be problematic. These issues highlight the need for a reliable marker for the diagnosis of MDS. This study was ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Huh HJ,Chae SL,Lee M,Hong KS,Mun YC,Seong CM,Chung WS,Huh JW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran interferes with thrombophilia screening and with the diagnosis of hemostasis disorders that develop during treatment with the anticoagulant. In vitro addition of idarucizumab, a humanized antibody fragment that binds dabigatran, to plasma samples containing dabigatr...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Jacquemin M,Toelen J,Feyen L,Schoeters J,Van Horenbeeck I,Vanlinthout I,Debasse M,Vanassche T,Peerlinck K,Verhamme P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The IgV(H) mutational status of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is of prognostic value. Expression of ZAP-70 in B-CLL is a surrogate marker for IgV(H) unmutated (UM). As determination of IgV(H) mutational status involves a methodology currently unavailable for most clinical laboratories, it is ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Marquez ME,Deglesne PA,Suarez G,Romano E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To retrospectively analyze epidemiological, clinical and hematological characteristics of COVID-19 patients. METHODS:The demographic, symptoms, and physiological parameters of 88 patients were collected and analyzed. The performance of complete blood count (CBC) indexes for monitoring and predicting the s...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Zhang H,Cao X,Kong M,Mao X,Huang L,He P,Pan S,Li J,Lu Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct international normalized ratio (INR) determination using certified INR plasmas was shown to improve precision and accuracy. We evaluated the utility of a multicalibrator in determining INR. INR values were measured in 493 blood samples from patients subjected to anticoagulation therapy (320) and control subject...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Cha CH,Park CJ,Kim DH,Kim MJ,Cho YU,Jang S,Chi HS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bone marrow examination is an essential investigation for the diagnosis and management of many disorders of the blood and bone marrow. The aspirate and trephine biopsy specimens are complementary and when both are obtained, they provide a comprehensive evaluation of the bone marrow. The final interpretation requir...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Lee SH,Erber WN,Porwit A,Tomonaga M,Peterson LC,International Council for Standardization In Hematology.

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple types of mutations in the BCR-ABL1 kinase domain have been reported. We previously reported a common alternatively spliced BCR-ABL mRNA with a 35-nucleotide insertion (35INS). We report three novel alternative splicing mutants expressed as the dominant transcripts in patient with chronic myelogeno...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Ma W,Giles F,Zhang X,Wang X,Zhang Z,Lee TS,Yeh CH,Albitar M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00