A case of chronic aneosinocytosis.

abstract：:By virtue of their religious principles, Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) generally object to receiving blood products, raising numerous ethical, legal, and medical challenges for providers who care for these patients, especially in the emergent setting. In this review, we discuss several areas relevant to the care of JWs, i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Scharman CD,Burger D,Shatzel JJ,Kim E,DeLoughery TG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sicilian type of (delta beta) (0)-thalassemia characterized by a approximately 13 kb deletion, was present in a Turkish boy who is a homozygote and in his heterozygous parents who are first cousins. The father with approximately 21% Hb F had five alpha-globin genes (alpha alpha/alpha alpha alpha) and the mother wi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Oner C,Gurgey A,Altay C,Kutlar F,Huisman TH

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：: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：:Intensive induction chemotherapy using anthracycline and cytarabine backbone is considered the most effective upfront therapy in physically fit older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, outcomes of the standard induction in elderly AML are inferior to those observed in younger patients, and they are s...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pluta A,Robak T,Wrzesien-Kus A,Katarzyna Budziszewska B,Sulek K,Wawrzyniak E,Czemerska M,Zwolinska M,Golos A,Holowiecka-Goral A,Kyrcz-Krzemien S,Piszcz J,Kloczko J,Mordak-Domagala M,Lange A,Razny M,Madry K,Wiktor-Jedrze

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of graft-rejection after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation using conventional cyclophosphamide-based conditioning is increased in patients with bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) who are heavily transfused and often HLA-alloimmunized. Fifty-six patients with BMFS underwent fludarabine-based redu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pantin J,Tian X,Shah AA,Kurlander R,Ramos C,Cook L,Khuu H,Stroncek D,Leitman S,Barrett J,Donohue T,Young NS,Geller N,Childs RW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), in comparison with plasma exchange (PE), in the treatment of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic-uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized comparative study. SETTING:Hematology department in a general hos...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Finazzi G,Bellavita P,Falanga A,Viero P,Barbui T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the mechanisms that modulate granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating activity (GM-CSA) and burst promoting activity (BPA) elaboration, we studied human peripheral blood-derived monocyte-macrophage (M0) and T-lymphocyte (TL) interaction. Coincubation of live M0 with autologous TL at a 1:3 ratio in the ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Verma DS,Spitzer G,Beran M

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of fibrinogen and fibronectin were contasted in the responses of human platelets to Staphylococcus aureus and collagen. Congenital afibrinogenemic (CA) platelets and washed normal platelets had delayed aggregation due to a prolonged latent phase in response to contact with the bacteria when fibrinogen was ab...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Clawson CC,White JG,Herzberg MC

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) of 100-400 micrograms/ml did not prevent morphological alterations of human blood platelets treated with serotonin (1-5 microM). Highly concentrated HDL (1,200 micrograms/ml) appeared to activate platelets in vitro. These findings indicate that whole HDL may not inhibit agonist-induced p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pfennig O,Zhao B,Frye S,Dierichs R

更新日期：1995-12-01 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

abstract：:The main treatment for many patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) remains red cell transfusion to attenuate the symptoms of chronic anemia. Fatigue can reduce a patient's health related quality of life (HRQoL), but there is little understanding of the optimal use of transfusions to improve this. A systematic r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pinchon DJ,Stanworth SJ,Dorée C,Brunskill S,Norfolk DR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 episodes of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) in 2 solid organ recipients under FK506 (tacrolimus) therapy. In both cases, discontinuation of FK506 and treatment with plasma exchange, fresh frozen plasma replacement, corticosteroids, aspirin, and dipyridamole led to resolution of MAHA. In one pati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mach-Pascual S,Samii K,Beris P

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of alcohol on inorganic and organic iron absorption was studied in 70 subjects, using a whole-body counter technique. The mean iron absorption of a test dose was 24.44%, while in the presence of whisky, absorption fell to 9.73% (P less than 0.0001). Absorption of a test dose in the presence of whisky withou...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Celada A,Rudolf H,Donath A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation pathways for the generation of enzymes involved in blood clotting, clot lysis, complement activation, and kinin generation are briefly reviewed. The interrelationship of the four systems is illustrated by the multiple functions of four key enzymes: Factor XIIa, kallikrein, plasmin, and C1 esterase. The ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Murano G

更新日期：1978-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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 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：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) of sickle cell disease (SCD), as defined by a tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity by echocardiogram of >or=2.5 m/sec, occurs in approximately 1/3 of HbSS adults and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Although studies of the past few years have greatly expanded our knowledge of the ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Klings ES

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various in vitro studies and clinical observations suggest that Fanconi's anemia (FA) patients are unable to detoxify adequately superoxide anions (O2-) released by activated phagocytes. Recent studies have shown that certain lymphokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schultz JC,Shahidi NT

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a unique case of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). The patient had typical clinicohematological features as ATL, but showed a lack of antibody to human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) and was negative for HTLV-1 proviral DNA in the peripheral mononuclear cells by means of polymerase chain reactio...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nakase K,Hasegawa M,Tsuji K,Ikeda T,Tamaki S,Tanigawa M,Miyanishi E,Shiku H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains unclear because of the small sample size, short follow-up duration, various regimens for conditioning and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, and the heterogeneity of selection criteria for transplantation. W...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Eom KS,Shin SH,Yoon JH,Yahng SA,Lee SE,Cho BS,Kim YJ,Kim HJ,Min CK,Kim DW,Lee JW,Min WS,Park CW,Lee S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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：:The results of chemotherapy remain unsatisfactory for many patients with advanced lymphomas. Both standard and more aggressive chemotherapy regimens might have their respective role in the management of theses diseases. We have tested the feasibility and assessed the toxicity and activity of a LNH84-derived chemothera...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Laurencet FM,Zulian GB,Bauer J,Mermillod B,Iten PA,Alberto P

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel agents in combination with melphalan and prednisone (MP) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in multiple myeloma (MM). Randomized trials comparing MP plus bortezomib (VMP) versus MP plus thalidomide (MPT) are lacking. Nine hundred and fifty-six elderly (>65 years) new...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Morabito F,Bringhen S,Larocca A,Wijermans P,Victoria Mateos M,Gimsing P,Mazzone C,Gottardi D,Omedè P,Zweegman S,José Lahuerta J,Zambello R,Musto P,Magarotto V,Schaafsma M,Oriol A,Juliusson G,Cerrato C,Catalano L,Gen

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common side effect of opioids is nausea and vomiting; however, the incidence in hospitalized patients receiving opioids for acute pain is unknown. We performed a retrospective study in adult patients with sickle cell disease admitted for an acute pain crisis during a six-month period to evaluate the incidence of nau...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shord SS,Chew L,Villano J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired pure megakaryocytic aplasia is a rare disorder defined by severe thrombocytopenia with no other hematologic abnormalities and absent, or severely decreased marrow megakaryocytes. The etiology may be immune suppression of megakaryocyte development. Two patients are described who both responded rapidly to a com...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Leach JW,Hussein KK,George JN

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00