Cryptococcal tonsillitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: an unusual manifestation of cryptococcal disease.

abstract：:We report a family with a dominantly transmitted syndrome resembling Fanconi's anemia and spanning two generations. This syndrome was characterized by an ill-defined hematologic stem cell disorder, immune dysfunction, poor dentition, hyperpigmented skin, warts, and multiple second trimester spontaneous abortions and i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Alter CL,Levine PH,Bennett J,Kessler C,Rick M,Washburn RG,Gallin JI,Miller RW,Auerbach AD

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular complications, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), have been reported to occur following splenectomy for various disorders,including hereditary spherocytosis (HS). We performed a prospective cross-sectional study of 36 adults with HS (78% with prior splenectomy)utilizing echocardiography to estimate tricus...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Crary SE,Ramaciotti C,Buchanan GR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard dose of clofarabine is 52 mg/m2 for pediatrics and 40 mg/m2 in adults. Clofarabine dosed at 52 mg/m2 was used in adult patients with refractory ALL to maximize response before allo-HSCT. All patients had a significant response to therapy. Published pharmacokinetic analysis revealed no difference in peak p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： McGregor BA,Brown AW,Osswald MB,Savona MR

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Mast cell disease (MCD), a proliferation of mast cells (MC), is occasionally associated with hematologic malignancies. Neoplastic MC have activating c-kit mutations. c-kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase required for the development, proliferation, and survival of MC. Interaction of c-kit with its ligand stem cell facto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pullarkat VA,Pullarkat ST,Calverley DC,Brynes RK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is considered to be a pleuripotential stem cell disorder with the capacity to differentiate into myeloid, erythroid, megakaryocytic, and lymphoid cell lines. Consequently, blast crisis (BC) involving each of the above lineages has been well described. Among lymphoblastic crises, differen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Advani SH,Malhotra H,Kadam PR,Iyer RS,Nanjangud G,Balsara B,Saikia T,Gopal R,Nair CN

更新日期：1991-02-01 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：:Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) inhibits the polymerization of sickle hemoglobin, modulating the clinical features of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Hydroxyurea (HU) therapy can increase the HbF level, although its production can be influenced by genetic determinants. Twenty-two Brazilian SCA patients were evaluated over 5 years be...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Vicari P,Barretto de Mello A,Figueiredo MS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the frequency and significance of clinically unapparent or occult hemorrhage in ITP. Therefore, we prospectively explored the sites and frequency of occult bleeding in children with severe ITP at diagnosis or upon symptomatic relapse in a prospective, single-institution cohort study of patients ≤...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Flores A,Buchanan GR

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Iron refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA) is a rare hereditary disease caused by mutations in TMPRSS6 gene encoding Matriptase-2, a negative regulator of hepcidin transcription. Up to now, 53 IRIDA patients from 35 families with different ethnic origins have been reported and 41 TMPRSS6 mutations have been identi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Poggiali E,Andreozzi F,Nava I,Consonni D,Graziadei G,Cappellini MD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder with isolated thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic risk. While many children with ITP can be safely observed, treatments are often needed for various reasons, including to decrease bleeding, or to improve health related quality of life (HRQoL). There are a n...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Grace RF,Shimano KA,Bhat R,Neunert C,Bussel JB,Klaassen RJ,Lambert MP,Rothman JA,Breakey VR,Hege K,Bennett CM,Rose MJ,Haley KM,Buchanan GR,Geddis A,Lorenzana A,Jeng M,Pastore YD,Crary SE,Neier M,Neufeld EJ,Neu N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling plays a crucial role in oncogene-mediated tumor growth and proliferation. Buparlisib (BKM120) is an oral pan-class I PI3K inhibitor. This phase I study was conducted to determine the dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BKM120 in patients (pts)...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ragon BK,Kantarjian H,Jabbour E,Ravandi F,Cortes J,Borthakur G,DeBose L,Zeng Z,Schneider H,Pemmaraju N,Garcia-Manero G,Kornblau S,Wierda W,Burger J,DiNardo CD,Andreeff M,Konopleva M,Daver N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal development of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was studied in wide, short vacuum tubes. It was found that in about 3% of the specimens arriving in the laboratory the ESR developed in three different phases during 60 min, whereas the other showed only two. The specimens with three phases behaved s...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kallner A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with congenital protein-C deficiency was treated with stanozolol for 8 weeks to increase circulating levels of protein C. A rise in protein C was achieved, accompanied by an increase in factor II, factor X, antithrombin III, and protein S; but at the 8th week the patient suffered a transient ischemia attack....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： De Stefano V,Leone G,Teofili L,Ferrelli R,Pollari G,Antonini V,Bizzi B

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two normal volunteers had approximately eight, 2-hr-long leukapheresis procedures over a 2-year period and their natural killer (NK) cell function was prospectively measured. The NK activity of the preprocedure peripheral blood (pre-PB) was found to correlate well with the NK activity of the inital leukocytes r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Stevenson HC,Beman JS,Crisp B,Coggin D,Kanapa DJ,Miller P,Herberman RB,Maluish AE

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the possible role of neutrophil (PMN) elastase and its natural inhibitor, alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha1-PI) in the pathogenesis of the pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)-like syndrome which is found in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia. We studied 30 beta-thalassemia homozygotes...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Samarkos M,Aessopos A,Fragodimitri C,Karagiorga M,Kalotychou V,Voskaridou E,Kavouklis E,Loukopoulos D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of abnormal hemoglobin (HbS) in sickle-cell disease (SCD) results in its polymerization in deoxygenated conditions and in sickled-RBC formation. Dense RBCs (DRBCs), defined as density >1.11 and characterized by increased rigidity are absent in normal AA subjects, but present at percentages that vary of a pa...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Di Liberto G,Kiger L,Marden MC,Boyer L,Poitrine FC,Conti M,Rakotoson MG,Habibi A,Khorgami S,Vingert B,Maitre B,Galacteros F,Pirenne F,Bartolucci P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) derived from distinct anatomical sites were tested for the presence of genetic lesions commonly involved in B-cell lymphomagenesis, including activation of proto-oncogenes (BCL-1, BCL-2, BCL-6, and c-MYC), disruption of tumor suppressor loci (p53, 6q),...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gaidano G,Volpe G,Pastore C,Chiarle R,Capello D,Gloghini A,Perissinotto E,Savinelli F,Bosco M,Mazza U,Pileri S,Palestro G,Carbone A,Saglio G

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：: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：:The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) is known to be variable according to ethnicity. However, the differences in clinical characteristics between ethnic groups are not well-defined. In Asian countries, although the incidence of MM has been lower than that of Western countries, there is growing evidence that MM is in...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kim K,Lee JH,Kim JS,Min CK,Yoon SS,Shimizu K,Chou T,Kosugi H,Suzuki K,Chen W,Hou J,Lu J,Huang XJ,Huang SY,Chng WJ,Tan D,Teoh G,Chim CS,Nawarawong W,Siritanaratkul N,Durie BG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with plasma cytoid lymphoma of the ileum and gastric wall. Serum protein electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis showed a triclonal IgG kappa, IgA kappa, and IgM kappa gammopathy. Biopsy of the tumor revealed three different cell types, which were stained with antibodies spe...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Murata T,Fujita H,Harano H,Hukawa M,Kanamori H,Matsuzaki M,Mohri H,Kudoh J,Shimizu N,Okubo T

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-month-old infant with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) of 5 months' duration, who had been treated only with transfusion, displayed leukemic transformation characterized by lymphoid morphology, PAS positivity, and myeloperoxidase negativity. Surface marker analysis of blast cells revealed expression of lymp...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yamamoto M,Nakagawa M,Ichimura N,Ohtsuki F,Ohtsuka Y,Tsujino Y,Tanaka A,Kamiya T,Wada H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At sites of vascular injury, the platelet collagen receptor Glycoprotein Ia/IIa (GPIa/IIa) acts as an important mediator of platelet adhesion to fibrillar collagens. Two silent polymorphisms (807C/T and 873G/A) within the glycoprotein Ia gene have been implicated in increased risk of developing thrombosis and myocardi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Komurcu E,Erginel-Unaltuna N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomes (granules) of rabbit PMN leukocytes were extracted with either HCl or H2SO4, and the extracts were chromatographed over Sephadex to separate protein constituents. Some of the low molecular weight cationic proteins homogeneous on SDS PAGE (8% and 12.5% gels) were characterized by electrophoretic mobility in a...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Herion JC,Bucher JR,Penniall R,Walker RI,Baker M,Roberts HR

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study included 246 patients with a new diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) with a localized-stage (IA-IIA), consecutively admitted from January 2002 to December 2008, by twelve Italian hematological centers on behalf of Fondazione Italiana Linfomi (FIL). Patients were staged at baseline and after two...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rigacci L,Puccini B,Zinzani PL,Biggi A,Castagnoli A,Merli F,Balzarotti M,Stelitano C,Spina M,Vitolo U,Stefoni V,Levis A,Gotti M,Rosaria S,Maria SP,Bosi A,Gallamini A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (AMM) is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder arising from a single hematopoietic cell. Approximately 5% of reported cases of AMM have terminated in leukemic crisis; however, the precise characteristics of the leukemic cells have rarely been reported. We report a case of AMM that occurred...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tasaka T,Nagai M,Murao S,Yamaguchi M,Kitanaka A,Sasaki K,Murata M,Tanaka T,Kuwabara H,Ikeda K

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：: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