Predictive value of enzyme-linked immunoassay platelet crossmatching for transfusion of platelet concentrates to alloimmunized recipients.

abstract：:Red blood cell (RBC) autoantibodies are a relatively uncommon cause of anemia. However, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) must be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemolytic anemias, especially if the patient has a concomitant lymphoproliferative disorder, autoimmune disease, or viral or mycoplasmal infecti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gehrs BC,Friedberg RC

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:This study demonstrates the quantitative characteristics of the first patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool developed for patients with nontransfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (NTDT), the NTDT-PRO© . A multicenter validation study was performed over 24 weeks, involving 48 patients from Italy, Lebanon, Greece, and Thailan...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Taher A,Cappellini MD,Viprakasit V,Sutcharitchan P,Mahmoud D,Laadem A,Khan A,Gwaltney C,Harding G,Attie K,Zhang X,Zou J,Pariseau J,Henry Hu X,Kattamis A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National AIDS surveillance suggests that approximately 3.5% of all hemophilic patients in the United States have developed AIDS as of February 1988; however, the cumulative incidence of AIDS among seropositive patients at individual hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) has been reported to be as high as 12%. The purpos...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Stehr-Green JK,Jason JM,Evatt BL

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high prevalence of thalassemia in the Taiwan area. Prenatal diagnosis of severe forms of thalassemia is important for the prevention of this disease. We performed prenatal diagnosis in 167 cases, of which 59 cases were diagnosed by chorionic villi biopsy, 91 cases by amniotic fluid analysis, and 17 cases by...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Liu TC,Lin SF,Yang TY,Lee JP,Chen TP,Chang JG

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes, for the first time, the utilization of nebulized morphine in the management of severe chest pain in two young adult African-American patients who suffered from generalized acute sickle cell painful episodes. While hospitalized, both patients developed new sharp chest wall pain, and were treated w...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ballas SK,Viscusi ER,Epstein KR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In southeast Asia, the carrier frequency of two-gene alpha-thalassemia deletions is quite high, ranging from 4% to 14% depending on the population. The most common alpha-thalassemia-1 deletion is the so-called southeast Asian deletion (--(SEA)). In addition, a significant proportion of cases involve two other deletion...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Eng B,Patterson M,Borys S,Chui DH,Waye JS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which venous thromboembolic disease is associated with reduced plasma protein C activity and normal levels of protein C antigen. Immunoelectrophoretic analysis of protein C antigen gave an abnormal pattern in all affected members, suggesting that the disorder is related to the presence of a st...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Conlan MG,Bridges A,Williams E,Marlar R

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic agents like Hydroxyurea, Busulfan and Interferon-alpha are to date the most commonly used therapeutic approaches in Essential Thrombocythemia (ET). However, few data on the efficacy and safety of these agents in the long-term are currently available. We report a retrospective analysis of the long-term outcom...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Palandri F,Catani L,Testoni N,Ottaviani E,Polverelli N,Fiacchini M,De Vivo A,Salmi F,Lucchesi A,Baccarani M,Vianelli N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis (AL) is a rare disorder characterized by production of a monoclonal light chain. This insoluble light chain, or a fragment thereof, deposits in tissues as amyloid and results in disruption of organ function and, ultimately, in death. Although melphalan and prednisone are benefici...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Lust JA,Greipp PR,Witzig TE,Kyle RA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four factor XI (F XI)-deficient patients are described, all of whom formed circulating anticoagulants against F X1. In the three most severely affected patients (F XI 0%-6% activity), the anticoagulant appeared to have been stimulated by plasma infusion. However, in the milder case (25% F XI activity), no infusion had...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schnall SF,Duffy TP,Clyne LP

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulysin is a newly identified CTL/NK cell-related cytotoxic protein, which is secreted in both constitutive and Ca-dependent manner. To evaluate its significance in stem-cell transplantation (SCT), serum granulysin was measured by newly established ELISA method in 26 patients undergoing SCT (21 allogeneic and 5 aut...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nagasawa M,Isoda T,Itoh S,Kajiwara M,Morio T,Shimizu N,Ogawa K,Nagata K,Nakamura M,Mizutani S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal treatment of advanced sporadic Burkitt lymphoma in adults is still a matter of debate. The salutary results of pediatric therapies did open the road for improving the adult outcome. Between May 1988 and March 2009, 71 consecutive patients-46 adults, 25 children-affected by Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia were tr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Todeschini G,Bonifacio M,Tecchio C,Balter R,Carli G,Stefani PM,Adami F,Zamò A,Dei Tos AP,Marino F,Gherlinzoni F,Marradi P,Semenzato G,Pizzolo G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection and identification of blood group antibodies in patients is crucial for successful allogeneic blood transfusions. Current methods are highly subjective and rely on red blood cells (RBCs), which simultaneously express many blood group antigens, have a short shelf-life, and carry potential biohazard risks....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yazdanbakhsh K,Oyen R,Yu Q,Lee S,Antoniou M,Chaudhuri A,Reid ME

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old untransfused, non-drinking man with Hemoglobin H-CS disease presented with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, markedly elevated serum ferritin level, and marked iron deposition in hepatocytes. He did not carry either of the two common mutations of the HLA-H gene for hereditary hemochromatosis, namely, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chim CS,Chan V,Todd D

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle (Hb SS) red cells, preloaded with 45Ca by reversal of hemolysis, exhibit an incomplete 45Ca extrusion, retaining approximately four times more 45Ca than normal cells. Studies indicated that neither the reduction in Hb SS cell Ca2+-Mg2+ ATPase activity (84% of normal) nor the activation of Ca2+-Mg2+ ATPase by ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Litosch I,Lee KS

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：:We evaluated possible prognostic factors just before salvage therapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (VAD) for 36 patients with refractory multiple myeloma. The median duration from diagnosis to the first VAD salvage was 14 months (range 2-76 months). Among parameters that have been shown to be associ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suguro M,Kanda Y,Yamamoto R,Chizuka A,Hamaki T,Matsuyama T,Takezako N,Miwa A,Togawa A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the diagnostic significance of immune markers, their relationship to patient outcome, and the therapeutic uses of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) in acute leukemia. Immunophenotyping allows for rapid and reproducible diagnosis in the majority of cases of acute leukemia. It is of particular importance...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wang JC,Beauregard P,Soamboonsrup P,Neame PB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum free light chain (FLC) assay quantitates free immunoglobulin kappa and lambda light chains, which has prognostic value in plasma cell dyscrasias. However, there is limited data on serum FLC in lymphoid malignancies. We analyzed the association of pretreatment FLC with event-free survival (EFS) and overall su...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Thompson CA,Maurer MJ,Cerhan JR,Katzmann JA,Ansell SM,Habermann TM,Macon WR,Weiner GJ,Link BK,Witzig TE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in stomatin, alpha-adducin, and beta-adducin have been implicated in erythrocyte disorders of cation permeability. We performed linkage analysis of the genetic loci for these proteins in a large kindred with xerocytosis (dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis). Using polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping te...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Innes DS,Sinard JH,Gilligan DM,Snyder LM,Gallagher PG,Morrow JS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second generation BCR/ABL kinase inhibitor nilotinib is increasingly used for the treatment of imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). So far, nilotinib is considered a well-tolerated drug with little if any side effects, although an increase in the fasting glucose level has been reported. We examined a...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aichberger KJ,Herndlhofer S,Schernthaner GH,Schillinger M,Mitterbauer-Hohendanner G,Sillaber C,Valent P

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:Gaucher disease (GD) is a lysosomal storage disorder; symptomatic patients with type 1 GD need long-term disease-specific therapy of which the standard of care has been enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). Thirty-eight of 40 patients (aged 9-71 years) clinically stable on ERT with imiglucerase, safely switched to a compa...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Elstein D,Mehta A,Hughes DA,Giraldo P,Charrow J,Smith L,Shankar SP,Hangartner TN,Kunes Y,Wang N,Crombez E,Zimran A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 5-year period from 1981 to 1985, we have observed 8 cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among our 85 patients with hemophilia A. Thus, the prevalence of AIDS with hemophilia A is 9.4% in our patient population. By utilizing stored serum or plasma samples dating back to 1978, antibody against ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kim HC,Nahum K,Raska K Jr,Gocke DJ,Kosmin M,Karp GI,Saidi P

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific anti-human thymus xenoantiserum (ATS) was utilized for characterizing a human thymus antigen (HTA) preferentially expressed on human thymocytes. Binding of ATS with different cell types was studied by immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase techniques, as well as by radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP) followed by ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fujimoto J,Ishii Y,Koshiba H,Matsuura A,Ogasawara M,Uede T,Kikuchi K

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens are widely used in allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). In this study, we retrospectively investigated the clinical outcomes of RIC with fludarabine (Flu; 180 mg/m(2)), intravenous busulfan (BU; 6.4 mg/kg) or oral BU (8 mg/kg), and low-dose total body irradiation (T...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takahata M,Hashino S,Okada K,Onozawa M,Kahata K,Sugita J,Shigematsu A,Kondo T,Yamamoto S,Endo T,Nishio M,Ito YM,Tanaka J,Koike T,Asaka M,Imamura M

更新日期：2010-04-01 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

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