beta-Thalassemia arising as a new mutation in an American child.

abstract：:In this study we describe the time-dependent effects of a high dose (750 micrograms/ml/24 hr) continuous infusion of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) on monocyte number, cytokine release, and superoxide anion production. Blood was taken from patients prior to rhGM-CSF infus...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Perkins RC,Vadhan-Raj S,Scheule RK,Hamilton R,Holian A

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial and protozoal infections can cause thrombocytopenia and may mimic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Brucella species and Toxoplasma are among the infectious agents with protean clinical manifestations which may induce immune thrombocytopenia. In rare cases, thrombocytopenia can be severe and may res...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gürkan E,Başlamişli F,Güvenç B,Bozkurt B,Unsal C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available regarding optimal treatment with desmopressin (DDAVP) or intermediate-purity FVIII concentrates rich in VWF (CFCs) in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) who undergo planned surgery. We undertook a retrospective review over 10 years (1988-1997) and identified 27 patients treated with ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nitu-Whalley IC,Griffioen A,Harrington C,Lee CA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minority of super-utilizing adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) account for a disproportionate number of emergency department (ED) and hospital admissions. We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the rate of admission before and after the opening of a clinic for adults with SCD. Unique to this clinic w...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Koch KL,Karafin MS,Simpson P,Field JJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a unique type of lymphoma with a prognosis intermediate between indolent and aggressive types. The purpose of this study was to study blood cytokine levels in newly diagnosed and relapsed MCL patients with respect to patterns of abnormalities and relationship to the MCL International Prog...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sonbol MB,Maurer MJ,Stenson MJ,Allmer C,LaPlant BR,Weiner GJ,Macon WR,Cerhan JR,Witzig TE,Gupta M

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:A 74-year old woman with Ph1-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and heterozygous for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) was studied. Both A and B types of G6PD were found in skin. In contrast, white blood cells and platelets showed only a single G6PD type A. These results provide further evidence that P...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kaye FJ,Najfeld V,Singer J,Cuttner J,Fialkow PJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell (SS) disease is a complex of various genetic conditions. In some, homozygosity for the beta S gene may be present alone or in combination with the heterozygous or homozygous alpha-thalassemia-2 condition. Such combinations might ameliorate the clinical and hematological condition of the patient. The same m...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Huisman TH

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are increased in chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) and correlates with clinical and biological features of active/progressive disease. However, little is known about their ability to predict the time to first treatment (TFT). We evaluated 75 patients with Rai stage 0 CLL, in whom the absolut...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： D'Arena G,D'Auria F,Simeon V,Laurenti L,Deaglio S,Mansueto G,Del Principe MI,Statuto T,Pietrantuono G,Guariglia R,Innocenti I,Martorelli MC,Villani O,De Feo V,Del Poeta G,Musto P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the idea that an alteration of the transferrin receptor (TF-R) gene, localized to 3q26, may be of pathogenetic significance in hematological disorders with 3q anomaly, we studied the TF-R systems of erythroblasts from both functional and genetic aspects. The patient described here had refractory anemia with...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Abe Y,Muta K,Yufu Y,Takahira H,Nishimura J,Nawata H

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a very heterogeneous group of myeloid disorders characterized by peripheral blood cytopenias and increased risk of transformation to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). MDS occurs more frequently in older males and in individuals with prior exposure to cytotoxic th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Garcia-Manero G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection has been associated with an increased risk of developing several types of malignancies, including aggressive peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL). However, this is a rare occurrence with no more than a hundred cases reported in the literature. The purpose of this multicenter study is to describe the charac...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Castillo JJ,Beltran BE,Bibas M,Bower M,Collins JA,Cwynarski K,Diez-Martin JL,Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F,Horwitz SM,Montoto S,Pantanowitz L,Ribera JM,Vose JM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes studies investigating the use of a collagen binding assay to improve the laboratory monitoring of desmopressin (DDAVP) therapy in patients with von Willebrand's disease (vWD). We evaluated the response of seven patients with vWD (four type I, three type IIA) to DDAVP, administered using a standar...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Favaloro EJ,Dean M,Grispo L,Exner T,Koutts J

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Felty's syndrome (FS) and persistent profound neutropenia developed recurrent infections and sepsis syndrome. No impairment of granulocyte-macrophage colony development was observed in vitro. Marrow morphology revealed an absence of mature neutrophil forms despite administration of granulocyte-colony st...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pixley JS,Yoneda KY,Manalo PB

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrillar granules (FGs) represent neutrophilic primary granules containing clustered filaments. We investigated neutrophils in the bone marrow obtained from 17 patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD) by electron microscopy. FG-positive neutrophils were seen in 15 of the 17 CMPDs with varying frequen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takemori N,Hirai K,Onodera R,Saito N,Miyokawa N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a patient with hepatitis C virus infection responding to pegylated INF/ribaviron therapy, who developed immune thrombocytopenia. The severe thrombocytopenia failed to resolve with cessation of the peg-IFN/ribaviron. Because of rising hepatitis C virus RNA levels and evidence of rising serum ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Weitz IC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggest that even patients aged 70 or above benefit from specific AML therapy. The fundamental decision in AML then becomes whether to recommend standard or investigational treatment. This decision must rest on the likely outcome of standard treatment. Hence we review factors that predict treatment related mo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Estey E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the presentation and course of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and amyloidosis. Mayo databases were interrogated for patients who carried a diagnosis of amyloidosis and CLL evaluated at Mayo Clinic, Rochester from January 1974 to October 2012. Charts were abstracted and data analyzed. Of th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kourelis TV,Gertz M,Zent C,Lacy M,Kyle R,Kapoor P,Zeldenrust S,Buadi F,Witzig T,Hayman S,Lust J,Russell S,Lin Y,Rajkumar VS,Kumar S,Leung N,Dingli D,Dispenzieri A

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:Nongastric marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (NG-MZL) is a relatively uncommon indolent lymphoma. From 1990 to 2005, a total of 247 patients with histologically confirmed NG-MZL were analyzed. Ann Arbor stage I/II disease was present in 78% (167 out of 215). One hundred eighty-six patients out of two hundred eight were ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Oh SY,Ryoo BY,Kim WS,Park YH,Kim K,Kim HJ,Kwon JM,Lee J,Ko YH,Ahn YC,Oh SJ,Lee SI,Kim HJ,Kwon HC,Bang SM,Kim JH,Park J,Lee SS,Kim HY,Park K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disorder that can manifest in various organ systems. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with a remote history of seizure disorder who presented with early signs of right-sided heart failure. Laboratory studies showed significant eosinophilia (8 x 10(9) l(-1)). Computed...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chao BH,Cline-Parhamovich K,Grizzard JD,Smith TJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with leukocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Acute monoblastic leukemia was diagnosed. Two subsequent courses of consolidation chemotherapy consisted of conventional doses of cytarabine and intermediate-dose cytarabine. Intermediate-dose cytarabine was infused intrave...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Saito B,Nakamaki T,Nakashima H,Usui T,Hattori N,Kawakami K,Tomoyasu S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of chemoattractant to polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) triggers a series of events like polymerization of actin and tubulin, orientation of cells, chemotaxis, increase in fluid pinocytosis and phagocytosis, and stimulation of microbicidal pathways which includes lysosomal degranulation and generation of rea...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Radhika V,Thennarasu S,Naik NR,Kumar A,Advani SH,Bhisey AN

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Approximately one-fourth of primary cutaneous lymphomas are B-cell derived and are generally classified into three distinct subgroups: primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL), primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL), and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCD...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hristov AC,Tejasvi T,Wilcox RA

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Some evidence has shown that platelet crossmatching is useful in multitransfused patients with hypoplastic bone marrows who are refractory to platelet therapy through alloimmunization. Several immunoglobulin binding assays other than enzyme-linked immunospecific assay (ELISA) have been studied previously. We performed...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Brubaker DB,Duke JC,Romine M

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Karyotypic analysis at time of diagnosis has an important value in determining initial response to treatment, remission duration and overall survival (OS) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Less is known about its value before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) in patients transplanted with active ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Poiani M,Labopin M,Battipaglia G,Beelen DW,Tischer J,Finke J,Brecht A,Forcade E,Ganser A,Passweg JR,Labussiere-Wallet H,Yakoub-Agha I,Schäfer-Eckart K,Kroeger N,Guffroy B,Ruggeri A,Esteve J,Nagler A,Mohty M

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia with thrombosis (HATT) is fatal in 29% and leads to limb amputation in another 21% of patients. Patients with arterial thrombosis do worse than do those with venous thrombosis alone. Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia is mediated through IgG or IgM immunoglobulin fractions and is b...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nand S,Robinson JA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00