Improved method for diagnosis of polycythemia vera based on flow cytometric analysis of autonomous growth of erythroid precursors in liquid culture.

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：:A single point mutation of the factor V (FV) gene, leading to the substitution Arg506Gln in the FV molecule (FV-Leiden) and hence resistance to its breakdown by activated protein C (APC), is the most prevalent risk factor for venous thrombosis in the Caucasians. A ratio determined by activated partial thromboplastin t...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ts'ao C,Neofotistos D,Oropeza M,Vahabinejad S,Finn WG

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:A rare association of congenital afibrinogenemia and hereditary protein C deficiency is described in a 37-year-old female who suffered from ischemic necrosis in the left first toe. The diagnosis of afibrinogenemia was assessed by the absence of fibrinogen in clotting and immunological assays. The diagnosis of heredita...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hanano M,Takahashi H,Itoh M,Shibata A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibody production following allogeneic stem-cell transplantation is common and is often ascribed to the immune dysregulation associated with graft-versus-host disease. Recent data suggests that donor-memory B cells can be reactivated on exposure to antigen and result in antibody production in the recipient ident...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ritchie DS,Sainani A,D'Souza A,Grigg AP

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN) designed the PROACTIVE Feasibility Study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00951808) to determine whether elevated serum levels of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) during hospitalization for pain would permit preemptive therapy of sickle cell acute chest syndrome (ACS)...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Miller ST,Kim HY,Weiner D,Wager CG,Gallagher D,Styles L,Dampier CD,Investigators of the Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN).

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Two patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute myeloid leukemia. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) developed, with persistent symptomatic oral lesions. At 2 and 6 years post-HSCT, both patients developed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue in areas previously ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Szeto CH,Shek TW,Lie AK,Au WY,Yuen AP,Kwong YL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can be introduced into T-cells redirecting them to target specific tumor antigens. CAR-modified T cells targeting CD19 have shown remarkable activity against CD19+ malignancies including B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and non-Hodgkin lymph...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Frey NV,Porter DL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-three patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) (58 nonsplenectomized, 15 splenectomized) were studied to evaluate iron status and the adequacy of iron availability for erythropoiesis. Splenectomized patients, who had hemoglobin levels in the normal or upper normal range, had higher levels of serum iron, tra...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zanella A,Barosi G,Berzuini A,Colombo MB,Quaglini S,Volpes D,Sirchia G

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old white man with myasthenia gravis and red cell aplasia was found to have hepatic iron overload. The differential diagnosis included hereditary hemochromatosis and secondary iron overload related to red cell aplasia. Family studies of siblings, including HLA typing, initially suggested a diagnosis of secon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Adams PC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the presence of residual disease at day 14 after primary induction therapy warrants consideration of a second induction cycle. However, data to guide retreatment decisions in such patients are presently limited. Here, we retrospectively reviewed data from 176 patients wit...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Griffin PT,Komrokji RS,Sweet K,Al Ali NH,Padron E,Kubal TE,List AF,Lancet JE

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：OVERVIEW:Evidence suggests 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 r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Estey EH

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:Achievement of a complete response has been associated with improved outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma. Recently, increasing application of minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment has shown that MRD negativity is a powerful prognostic factor for survival outcomes. We wanted to examine the impact of the poly...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tschautscher MA,Jevremovic D,Rajkumar V,Dispenzieri A,Lacy MQ,Gertz MA,Buadi FK,Dingli D,Hwa YL,Fonder AL,Hobbs MA,Hayman SR,Zeldenrust SR,Lust JA,Russell SJ,Leung N,Kapoor P,Go RS,Lin Y,Gonsalves WI,Kourelis T,

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a rapid approach to detect the two most common alpha-thalassemia-2 (alpha-thal-2) determinants by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, which takes a few hours to complete. Specific oligonucleotides selectively amplify appropriate segments of the chromosome with the deletion and the normal c...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Baysal E,Huisman TH

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. The disease primarily involves the lungs; however, skin, renal, and central nervous system (CNS) are seen in varying proportions. Neurological involvement occurs in one third of the patients, and confers a worse prognosis. The use of radiot...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Petrella TM,Walker IR,Jones GW,Leber B

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:A 1750 base pair cDNA to human terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) has been cloned. This cDNA detects a dominant 2200 base pair messenger RNA species in normal and leukemic cells synthesizing the enzyme. A quantitative dot blot assay was utilized to survey a number of clinical samples from patients with TdT po...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wolf SC,Steinherz PG,Landau NR,Silverstone AE

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) characterized by stem cell-derived clonal myeloproliferation that is often but not always accompanied by JAK2, CALR, or MPL mutations; additional disease features include bone marrow stromal reaction including reticulin fibrosis, abnorm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tefferi A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of the three common intra- and extragenic polymorphic sites of the factor VIII and IX genes has been examined in the Indian population, with an aim to develop a strategy that would be accurate and informative, yet economical. The approach for hemophilia A carrier detection includes tests for BclI, XbaI, a...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shetty S,Ghosh K,Pathare A,Colah R,Badakare S,Mohanty D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 45-year-old female patient with recurrent spontaneous deep vein thrombosis associated with an isolated hypoplasminogenemia (plasminogen activity and antigen level of 42% and 37%, respectively). The plasminogen molecule was normal as demonstrated by a normal activation by tissue plasminogen activator, elect...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Leebeek FW,Knot EA,Ten Cate JW,Traas DW

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients, five with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and one with a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), were found to have monosomy 7 by conventional cytogenetics at diagnosis. Repetitive DNA sequences from the heterochromatic region of human chromosomes 1 and 7 were used as probes for in situ hybridization experiments on...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kolluri RV,Manuelidis L,Cremer T,Sait S,Gezer S,Raza A

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：:Argatroban is a direct thrombin inhibitor approved for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II. Argatroban is predominantly metabolized in the liver. It is widely believed that no dosage adjustment is required in patients with renal insufficiency, making it a preferred agent in patients on rena...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Athar U,Husain J,Hudson J,Lynch J,Gajra A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia developing in the course of chemotherapy for malignant disease is usually attributed to drug-induced marrow suppression and/or marrow replacement by tumor. We describe two patients who developed severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic symptoms while being treated with oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Curtis BR,Kaliszewski J,Marques MB,Saif MW,Nabelle L,Blank J,McFarland JG,Aster RH

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with mutated NPM1 is a newly recognized separate entity in the revised 2016 WHO classification, and is associated with a favorable prognosis. While previous studies have evaluated NPM1 in a binary fashion, we recently demonstrated a significant independent negative prognostic effect of hig...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Patel SS,Pinkus GS,Ritterhouse LL,Segal JP,Dal Cin P,Restrepo T,Harris MH,Stone RM,Hasserjian RP,Weinberg OK

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00