Leukemogenic risk of hydroxyurea therapy in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis.

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：:Hairy cell leukemia is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder characterized clinically by splenomegaly and cytopenias. Spontaneous remissions are rare and splenectomy is often performed when the blood counts worsen and cause symptoms. Three of our patients with hairy cell leukemia developed recurrent pancytopenia and ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Keefer MJ,Weber MJ,Bottomley SS,Solanki DL,Hosty TA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils that bear receptors for the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G have been demonstrated to be more active in assays of adherence, aggregation, and chemotaxis compared to Fc receptor-negative cells. We examined the relationship of neutrophil Fc receptor activity and cell-cell adherence or aggregation induced by p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Spagnuolo PJ,Fain M,Bass SN

更新日期：1987-11-01 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：:In patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 34 out of 35 patients (97%) had cytochemically abnormal polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Some interesting regularity was noted in the appearance of cytochemical abnormalities of the PMNs. When peroxidase (PO) activity was low, both alkaline phosphatase (AP) and ch...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suda T,Onai T,Maekawa T

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cells of 14 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphomas and 2 cases of Hodgkin disease were tested for the presence of the transferrin receptor (CD71) by flow cytofluorimetry before 67gallium imaging. It appeared that expression of CD71 phenotype was closely related to the positivity of gallium scan before therapy. We feel t...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Feremans W,Bujan W,Neve P,Delville JP,Schandene L

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete remission can be achieved in 60-80% of adults with diffuse aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. However, 20-40% of them will subsequently relapse. Nevertheless, formal follow-up guidelines for recurrence detection have never been advocated. We analyzed the pattern of relapse in 30 patients with intermediate- an...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Elis A,Blickstein D,Klein O,Eliav-Ronen R,Manor Y,Lishner M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH)-6 is sporadically found in Thailand whereas the deletion-inversion type (G)gamma((A)gamma delta beta)(0)-thalassemia is described among Indians. We report a hitherto un-described case in which these two defects co-segregate. He was a 3-year-old Thai boy who had a f...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fucharoen S,Pengjam Y,Surapot S,Fucharoen G,Sanchaisuriya K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman with mild bilateral parotid gland swelling and bilateral lower extremity purpura was admitted for evaluation of xerostomia and pancytopenia. The patient had an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, pancytopenia, and positive tests for antibodies to nuclear antigen, SS-A, and SS-B. Impaired cell...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Seki T,Kiyosawa K,Monno S,Imai Y,Furukawa K,Kumazawa S,Ota M,Saito H,Furuta S,Nakahata T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical management of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)/Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) has changed considerably over recent years, reflected in the use of new therapeutic agents (purine analogs, monoclonal antibodies, thalidomide- and bortezomib-based therapies). No population-based studies and few randomized tria...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kristinsson SY,Eloranta S,Dickman PW,Andersson TM,Turesson I,Landgren O,Björkholm M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to comprehensively study sex differences in disease and patients' characteristics, treatment and outcomes in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) in the United States (USA) utilizing the National LymphoCare Study registry (2004-2014). Among evaluable males (n = 1277) and females (n = 1375) with FL, females ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nabhan C,Zhou X,Day BM,Dawson K,Zelenetz AD,Friedberg JW,Cerhan JR,Link BK,Flowers CR

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Morbid obesity is a health problem that has been shown to be refractory to diet, exercise, and medical treatment. Surgeries designed to promote weight loss, termed bariatric surgery and typically involving a gastric bypass procedure, have recently been implemented to treat obesity with high success rates. However, lon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Love AL,Billett HH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising in the context of immunosuppression is an important adverse outcome after solid organ transplantation. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most commonly diagnosed subtype of post-transplantation non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but few studies of transplant recipients have examined subtype-s...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gibson TM,Engels EA,Clarke CA,Lynch CF,Weisenburger DD,Morton LM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal calf serum (FCS) is used as a component of the media for cells grown in culture. However, the high cost of FCS has stimulated a search for a possible alternative. Approximately 10% of human platelet concentrates prepared for clinical transfusions are outdated. Sera prepared from platelet concentrates were compar...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schwartz KA,Lu G,Trosko JE,Chang CC

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "platelet function analyzer" (PFA)-100 was first introduced to us in 1995. Since then, the instrument has appeared in over 50 reviews and almost 1000 publications. Recently, the PFA-100 has been "upgraded" to the PFA-200, which has transformed the user interface and electronic management, but retained the fundamen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Favaloro EJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare inherited telomeropathy most frequently caused by mutations in a number of genes all thought to be involved in telomere maintenance. The main causes of mortality in DC are bone marrow failure as well as malignancies including leukemias and solid tumors. The clinical picture includ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Perdigones N,Perin JC,Schiano I,Nicholas P,Biegel JA,Mason PJ,Babushok DV,Bessler M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While systemic plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels are increased during acute crisis in sickle cell disease, the relative levels of potent vasoactive factors that contribute to the regulation of vascular function, such as ET-1, NO, and cell-free hemoglobin, during the course of periodic vaso-occlusive episodes remain un...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ergul S,Brunson CY,Hutchinson J,Tawfik A,Kutlar A,Webb RC,Ergul A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the more intriguing aspects of the spleen is the protection against certain bacterial infections afforded by its unique vascular and immune function. There have been extensive clinical surveys which indicate an incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) above that of the disease for which the sp...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Krivit W

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Heparin, employed clinically for more than 50 years, is still a widely used anticoagulant. Unfortunately, some patients given this agent develop thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Because this side effect can have catastrophic consequences, it is imperative that all clinicians caring for patients who receive heparin hav...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Davoren A,Aster RH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is an uncommon but distinctive clinicoradiological entity comprising of headache, seizures, visual disturbance, and altered mental function, in association with posterior cerebral white matter edema. With appropriate management, RPLS is reversible in the majorit...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tam CS,Galanos J,Seymour JF,Pitman AG,Stark RJ,Prince HM

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FAB classification of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) has been useful in predicting prognosis; however, additional methods are required to detect patients at high risk for early conversion to acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL). Using a panel of monoclonal antibodies to myelomonocytic surface antigens (MMSA) an...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mittelman M,Karcher DS,Kammerman LA,Lessin LS

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are a heterogenous group of T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis Fungoides (MF) or Sézary Syndrome (SS). DIAGNOSIS:The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data. ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wilcox RA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemic cells of 43 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) were investigated morphologically and cytochemically to determine the percentage of aberrant enzymes and whether or not the presence impacts on the clinical outcome. Twelve patients (27.9%) showed alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) activity in th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Matsuo T,Jain NC,Bennett JM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botrocetin, a protein isolated from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca, induces platelet aggregation/agglutination by von Willebrand factor (vWF) binding to the membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ib, an action resembling that of ristocetin. However, some differences in the interaction between vWF and platelet GPIb induc...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nishio K,Fujimura Y,Niinomi K,Takahashi Y,Yoshioka A,Fukui H,Usami Y,Titani K,Ruggeri ZM,Zimmerman TS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between thrombocytopenia and thyrotoxicosis in a single individual is well documented, and the theories for this event include a common immunologic cause or a thyrotoxic-induced decrease in platelet survival. We report the first description of the coexistence of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bizzaro N

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib mesylate radically changed the natural history of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The recent availability of alternative tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) renders the clinical management of CML more complex. In this article, we summarize our long-term single institution experience. From 2003 to 2012, 102 pati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Viganò I,Di Giacomo N,Bozzani S,Antolini L,Piazza R,Gambacorti Passerini C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red cell ferritin was evaluated in 101 individuals with heterozygous beta-thalassemia to determine its clinical utility as an index for iron deficiency or overload in these subjects. The mean red cell ferritin for the total population was elevated threefold and showed a significant correlation with transferrin saturat...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Van der Weyden MB,Fong H,Hallam LJ,Harrison C

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00