Heterogeneity in type IIB von Willebrand disease: two unrelated cases with no family history and mild abnormalities of ristocetin-induced interaction between von Willebrand factor and platelets.

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：: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：:Celecoxib, a specific cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) inhibitor, has been shown to possess antitumor activity in a variety of cancer cells. However, the antitumor activity of celecoxib in hematopoietic tumors, especially in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), has not been well established. This study was designed to investigate ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zhang GS,Liu DS,Dai CW,Li RJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is currently recommended as an antithrombotic for patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) who are at an increased risk of thrombotic events. However, ASA is also associated with an increased risk of bleeding in these patients as compared to the risk of bleeding in other patients treated...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Cortelazzo S,Marchetti M,Orlando E,Falanga A,Barbui T,Buchanan MR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry (FCM) is an adjunct study to routine analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to investigate for involvement by a hematologic malignancy. However, in our experience, FCM only infrequently detects abnormalities in CSF. To help optimize resources without forfeiting clinically important data, we sought to det...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kovach AE,DeLelys ME,Kelliher AS,Dillon LJ,Hasserjian RP,Ferry JA,Preffer FI,Sohani AR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) can identify bony lesions, assess disease burden, and detect extramedullary disease (EMD) in patients with multiple myeloma. We retrospectively reviewed records of patients who underwent PET-CT within 60 days of a new diagnosis (before therapy commenced) to ide...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aljama MA,Sidiqi MH,Buadi FK,Lacy MQ,Gertz MA,Dispenzieri A,Dingli D,Muchtar E,Fonder AL,Hayman SR,Hobbs MA,Gonsalves WI,Warsame RM,Kourelis T,Hwa YL,Kapoor P,Kyle RA,Leung N,Go RS,Rajkumar SV,Kumar SK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of in vitro chemotaxis and spontaneous migration of human leukocytes using the accepted method with the Boyden-chamber-filter are troublesome, because of the need for specially constructed vessels as well as the difficulties caused by the use of membrane filters. We describe a new and simplified method for mea...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Barak Y,Karov Y,Levin S

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA), purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), and LDH isoenzyme patterns (LD1 to LD5) have been measured in lymphocyte extract from 28 patients with B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). The activities of ADA, PNP, and LDH have been correlated with two mo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Vives Corrons JL,Rozman C,Pujades MA,Colomer D,Perez Vila E,Anegon I,Gallart T,Vives Puiggrós J,Viñolas N,Montserrat E

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：:The increased adhesiveness of sickle erythrocytes (SS RBC) to endothelial cells has been confirmed in a static system utilizing fresh umbilical vein endothelium. Adherence of SS RBC to the endothelium was as great in the presence of calcium-containing buffer as when incubated in plasma. SS RBC suspended in autologous ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Antonucci R,Walker R,Herion J,Orringer E

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is feasible and effective in selected older patients with Multiple Myeloma, but specific criteria for evaluating ASCT eligibility in elderly patients are lacking. We evaluated 131 patients aged 65-75 considered for ASCT at our center: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), He...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Belotti A,Ribolla R,Cancelli V,Crippa C,Bianchetti N,Ferrari S,Bottelli C,Cattaneo C,Tucci A,De La Fuente Barrigon C,Rossi G

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the delta chain of hemoglobin (Hb) A2 that does not cross-react with alpha, beta, or gamma chains. The mAb reacted with Hb P-Nilotic (beta delta hybrid), but not with Hb Lepore-Boston (delta beta hybrid), indicating an epitope consisting of positions 11...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shyamala M,Kiefer CR,Moscoso H,Garver FA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The -117(G-->A)A gamma hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (Greek HPFH) and beta zero 39-thal mutations are rather frequent in Sardinia so that their interaction is to be expected. Characterization of eight compound heterozygotes for these defects indicated that HPFH was linked to haplotype VII and beta zero 39...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pistidda P,Frogheri L,Oggiano L,Guiso L,Manca L,Dore F,Masala B,Gilman JG,Longinotti M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTqPCR)is currently the most sensitive tool available for the routine monitoring of disease level in patients undergoing treatment for BCRABL1 associated malignancies. Considerable effort has been invested at both the local and international levels to stand...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gerrard G,Mudge K,Foskett P,Stevens D,Alikian M,White HE,Cross NC,Apperley J,Foroni L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient who developed a fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during treatment with rh granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) (250 mcg/m2/day s.c.) and low-dose cytosine-arabinoside (Ara-C) (20 mg/m2/day s.c.). Several mechanisms which might explain the lung tissue...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Verhoef G,Boogaerts M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cell dyscrasias are a group of clinically and biochemically diverse disorders of unknown etiology, characterized by the disproportionate proliferation of one or more clones of B cells, and the presence of a structurally and electrophoretically homogeneous (monoclonal) immunoglobulin or polypeptide subunit in se...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kapoor P,Singh E,Radhakrishnan P,Mehta P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman with muscular fatigue and monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance was shown to have high levels of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor of the skeletal muscle endplate. The specific antibody activity was exclusively associated with the monoclonal component. There were no objective si...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ahlberg RE,Lefvert AK

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients developing lymphomas after disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) (methotrexate, n = 3, mean cumulative dose = 3.4 g; cyclophosphamide, n = 2, mean dose = 70 g; azathioprine, n = 6, mean dose = 243 g) were investigated. Methotrexate-related lymphomas were Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive, had inf...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Au WY,Ma ES,Choy C,Chung LP,Fung TK,Liang R,Kwong YL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic diagnosis for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is problematic when patients receive exogenous immunoglobulin. We recently diagnosed primary EBV infection by detecting EBV-determined nuclear antigen (EBNA) and EBV-DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using immunofluorescence, in situ hybridizati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Okano M,Bashir RM,Davis JR,Purtilo DT

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1971-1988, 194 adults with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) received initial therapy at the University of Minnesota with an anthracycline-based regimen. Seventy-two of the 194 required further chemotherapy and received a second cycle of the same or similar therapy; 63 of these 72 were evaluable. For each ma...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hammerschmidt DE,Crea MT

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two previously untreated patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia were analysed to study the prognostic value of both the immunologic phenotype and the clinicobiologic characteristics. Univariate studies showed that none of the immunological markers analysed, sheep-rosette, mouse-rosette, slg, and HLA/...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Orfao A,Gonzalez M,San Miguel JF,Rios A,Canizo MC,Hernandez J,Maricato ML,Lopez Borrasca A

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precursor B-ALL blasts may be positive for CD20 in up to 50% of cases. There are few reports on the use of the anti CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab, in children with B-ALL. We report on two adult patients with precursor B-ALL who developed significant hepatic toxicity during induction chemotherapy. Single agent ri...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Koren-Michowitz M,Rahimi-Levene N,Volcheck Y,Hardan I,Kornberg A

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：: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：:Plerixafor, a recently approved peripheral blood progenitor cell mobilizing agent, is often added to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) to mobilize peripheral blood progenitor cells in patients with lymphoma or myeloma who cannot mobilize enough CD34+ cells with G-CSF alone to undergo autologous stem cell t...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Smith VR,Popat U,Ciurea S,Nieto Y,Anderlini P,Rondon G,Alousi A,Qazilbash M,Kebriaei P,Khouri I,de Lima M,Champlin R,Hosing C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a heterogeneous disease that occasionally develops with hematological malignancy. However, PAP in association with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is quite rare. Here we present the first report of a patient who developed PAP after cord blood transplantation (CBT). A 45-...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tomonari A,Shirafuji N,Iseki T,Ooi J,Nagayama H,Masunaga A,Tojo A,Tani K,Asano S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matching for HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 loci (8/8 match) is currently the gold standard for unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). In Europe, patients are also matched at the HLA-DQB1 loci (10/10 match). However, there is increasing evidence that matching at HLA-DRB3/4/5 loci may help to lower transpl...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ducreux S,Dubois V,Amokrane K,Yakoub-Agha I,Labalette M,Michallet M,Rubio MT,Kennel A,Forcade E,Lafarge X,Bulabois CE,Masson D,Daguindau E,Devys A,Moalic V,Quelvennec E,Boudifa A,Picard C,Van Endert P,de Matteis M,

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids are essential and one of the mainstays in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In vitro assays show that dexamethasone(DXM) is five to six times more cytotoxic to leukemic lymphoblasts than prednisolone (PDN) [1], and the use of DXM as an alternative drug for PDN is an important issue i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zheng C,Liu X,Wu J,Cai X,Zhu W,Sun Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of teardrop-shaped red cells in peripheral blood has traditionally been felt to reflect altered marrow architecture, namely myelofibrosis. We evaluated two patients with splenomegaly, moderately severe hemolytic anemia due to warm-reactive IgG anti-red cell autoantibody, and bone marrow erythroid hyperpla...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Farolino DL,Rustagi PK,Currie MS,Doeblin TD,Logue GL

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old white man with myasthenia gravis and red cell aplasia was found to have hepatic iron overload. The differential diagnosis included hereditary hemochromatosis and secondary iron overload related to red cell aplasia. Family studies of siblings, including HLA typing, initially suggested a diagnosis of secon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Adams PC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00