A role for RUNX1 in hematopoiesis and myeloid leukemia.

abstract：:Initial treatment with androgen (metenolone acetate) alone for 19 weeks had no effect in a 45-year-old Japanese female with refractory anemia (RA). The patient achieved trilineage hematologic recovery after addition of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and recombinant human erythropoietin...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Katayama Y,Kojima K,Omoto E,Harada M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of successful umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT) for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) in a 6-year-old girl. The patient had hemophagocytic syndrome with excessive circulating levels of EBV DNA that was refractory to immunochemotherapy. Multiple hepatospleni...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Toubo T,Suga N,Ohga S,Nomura A,Onoe Y,Takada H,Hara T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferritin, composed of H-subunits and L-subunits, plays important roles in iron storage and in the control of intracellular iron distribution. Synthesis of both subunits is controlled by common cytoplasmic proteins, iron regulatory proteins (IRP-1 and IRP-2) that bind to the iron-responsive element (IRE) in the 5'-untr...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kato J,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at assessing the relationship between thrombosis, hyperhomocysteinemia and vitamin B12 deficiency using a case-control study carried out in 326 patients with thrombosis (case group) and 351 patients from the same hospital (control group). Apart from the classic risk factors, a number of hematological ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Remacha AF,Souto JC,Piñana JL,Sardà MP,Queraltó JM,Martí-Fabregas J,García-Moll X,Férnandez C,Rodriguez A,Cuesta J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for the DNA-repair enzyme O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), which is closely related with cellular sensitivity to alkylating agents, is inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in several human cancers, including malignant lymphoma. Promoter hypermethylation of the MGMT gene is a favorable progno...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hiraga J,Kinoshita T,Ohno T,Mori N,Ohashi H,Fukami S,Noda A,Ichikawa A,Naoe T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse large-cell lymphoma (DLCL) is a neoplasm that is curable with chemotherapy in an appreciable percentage of patients. However, not all patients are cured and the best drug combination and optimal dose intensity have not yet been established. In an attempt to improve complete response rate and survival with mini...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ohnoshi T,Hayashi K,Ueno K,Tada A,Mizuta J,Tagawa S,Matsutomo S,Saito S,Kawashima K,Yoshino T

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with aggressive adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) have dismal outcomes with intensive chemotherapy. Early up-front allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is generally recommended. However, the choice of stem cell source, i.e., unrelated bone marrow transplant (UBMT) or cord blood tr...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fuji S,Kurosawa S,Inamoto Y,Murata T,Utsunomiya A,Uchimaru K,Yamasaki S,Inoue Y,Moriuchi Y,Choi I,Ogata M,Hidaka M,Yamaguchi T,Fukuda T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare, complement-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Patients with CAD in the United States and Europe have an increased incidence of thromboembolism (TE), but comparable information for patients in other regions is lacking. Thus, we examined TE risk for patients with CAD in Japan....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kamesaki T,Nishimura JI,Wada H,Yu E,Tsao E,Morales J,Kanakura Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepcidin, the iron regulatory hormone, has three isoforms; -20, -22 and -25. While hepcidin-25 has been studied extensively, the physiological significance of other isoforms remains poorly understood. Using a quantitative method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-tandem MS) developed by our gr...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Addo L,Ikuta K,Tanaka H,Toki Y,Hatayama M,Yamamoto M,Ito S,Shindo M,Sasaki Y,Shimonaka Y,Fujiya M,Kohgo Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified two afibrinogenemic girls in two Japanese families and performed molecular analysis to clarify the mechanisms of fibrinogen defects. Genetic analyses were performed by PCR amplification of the fibrinogen gene and DNA sequence analysis. To analyze the mechanisms of mature fibrinogen defects in plasma, we ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takezawa Y,Terasawa F,Matsuda K,Sugano M,Tanaka A,Fujiwara M,Kainuma K,Okumura N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathological and biological significance of Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which are infrequently encountered in women of childbearing age, remains to be clarified. We recently reviewed 4 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the T/natural killer (T/NK)-cell phenotype, all of which were associat...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kato M,Ichimura K,Hayami Y,Iida S,Wakita A,Ueda R,Nakamura S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENK/TCL), is an aggressive and rare hematological malignancy. Patients with advanced and relapsed/refractory disease have very poor outcomes. In this study, we retrospectively assessed the efficacy and safety of MEDA regimen (methotrexate, etoposide, dexamethasone...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ding H,Chang J,Liu LG,Hu D,Zhang WH,Yan Y,Ma LY,Li ZC,Ma YJ,Hao SG,Tao R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapies are classified into two major categories, namely, in vivo and ex vivo. Clinical trials of human gene therapy began with the ex vivo techniques. Based on the initial successes of gene-therapy clinical trials, these approaches have spread worldwide. The number of gene therapy trials approved worldwide inc...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tani K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) remain unknown, though several hypotheses in regard to hypofibrinolysis have been proposed. To clarify the mechanism, we measured plasma levels of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) in APS patients. Both the TAFI antigen (TAFI:Ag) level measur...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ieko M,Yoshida M,Naito S,Nakabayashi T,Kanazawa K,Mizukami K,Mukai M,Atsumi T,Koike T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an interesting case of a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) who developed sustained severe bone marrow aplasia after 2 years and 11 months of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy but demonstrated recovery of normal hematopoiesis when treated with immunosuppressive therapy with granulocyte-colo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hishida A,Yamamoto K,Kato C,Yokozawa T,Emi N,Tanimoto M,Saito H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is the major cause of non-relapse mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. To date, there are no consensus specific plasma biomarkers for aGVHD. We recently identified several candidates differentially expressed in aGVHD patients. Here, we have val...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ye H,Lv M,Zhao X,Zhao X,Huang X

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy of systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis in a prospectively recruited cohort of DLBCL patients at high risk of CNS relapse. High-risk CNS relapse was defined as the involvement of ≥ 2 extranodal sites with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); CNS international prognost...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lee K,Yoon DH,Hong JY,Kim S,Lee K,Kang EH,Huh J,Park CS,Lee SW,Suh C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from respiratory specimens of stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients is not clear. We investigated the characteristics and clinical impact of NTM isolation in this population. Medical records of adult patients who underwent SCT at the blood a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kang JY,Ha JH,Kang HS,Yoon HK,Kim HJ,Lee S,Lee DG,Jung JI,Kim SC,Kim YK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that microRNA-21 (miR-21), as an oncogene, is involved in the occurrence of many types of tumor and the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic drugs. In the present study, we investigated whether miR-21 is involved in regulating the sensitivity of the diffuse large B-cell lym...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Bai H,Wei J,Deng C,Yang X,Wang C,Xu R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wilms tumor gene WT1 is expressed in leukemias and various kinds of solid tumors, including lung and breast cancer, and exerts an oncogenic function in these malignancies, suggesting that WT1 protein is a novel, overexpressed tumor antigen. The WT1 protein, in fact, is an attractive tumor rejection antigen in anim...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sugiyama H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic fungal infections remain a major clinical problem in immunocompromised patients. Presumed systemic fungal infections (PSFI) are treated empirically with an intravenous antifungal agent to reduce the occurrence of documented infections and associated mortality. The objective of this study was to compare the co...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Moeremans K,Annemans L,Ryu JS,Choe KW,Shine WS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation in immune-related genes, such as IL10 and TNF, have been associated with the development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in Caucasian populations. To test the hypothesis that IL10 and TNF polymorphisms may be associated with NHL risk in Asian populations, we genotyped 20 single nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hosgood HD 3rd,Au WY,Kim HN,Liu J,Hu W,Tse J,Song B,Wong KF,Lee JJ,Chanock SJ,Siu LP,Purdue MP,Shin MH,Yu J,Liang R,Kim HJ,Rothman N,Lan Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is predominantly a disease of older adults, with a median age at diagnosis of over 65 years. AML in older adults differs biologically and clinically from that in younger ones, and is characterized by stronger intrinsic resistance and lower tolerance to chemotherapy. The effects of age on b...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yanada M,Naoe T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first case series to describe primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBL) patients in children and adolescents in Asia. We retrospectively identified 17 PMLBL patients diagnosed between 1991 and 2014; in seven of these cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by central review, representing 1.0% of all NHL...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Osumi T,Tanaka F,Mori T,Fukano R,Tsurusawa M,Oshima K,Nakazawa A,Kobayashi R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus leukemia (GVL) effects are closely related to each other after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. This association exists because of the extensive and complicated interaction between cellular donor components and recipient components concomitant with cytokine storms...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fujii S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel approaches to the treatment of haemophilia are needed due to the limitations of the current standard of care, factor replacement therapy. Aspirations include lessening the treatment burden and effectively preventing joint damage. Treating haemophilia by restoring thrombin generation may be an effective approach....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chowdary P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in detecting cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in serum (sPCR) enables the detection of CMV viremia, which has not been possible with other methods. In this study, the clinical usefulness of sPCR was investigated by comparison with the results of three oth...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsunaga T,Sakamaki S,Ishigaki S,Kohda K,Takeda M,Katoh J,Kuroda H,Hirayama Y,Kusakabe T,Akiyama T,Kuga T,Niitsu Y,Masaoka T,Sagawa T,Matsumoto Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous studies have documented a variety of electrocardiogram abnormalities in beta-thalassemia major (β-TM), little is known about P-wave dispersion (PD), an independent risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation. The aim of our study was to evaluate PD in β-TM patients with conserved systolic and ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Russo V,Rago A,Pannone B,Di Meo F,Papa AA,Mayer MC,Spasiano A,Russo MG,Golino P,Calabrò R,Nigro G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) E is the commonest beta-globin variant in Thailand. Other uncommon variants have been rarely reported. We performed direct DNA sequencing of the entire beta-globin gene in cases showing unidentified bands by isolectric focusing electrophoresis or high-performance liquid chromatography. Six different be...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Uaprasert N,Rojnuckarin P,Settapiboon R,Amornsiriwat S,Sutcharitchan P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sideroblastic anemias are anemic disorders characterized by the presence of ring sideroblasts in a patient's bone marrow. These disorders are typically divided into two types, congenital or acquired sideroblastic anemia. Recently, several genes were reported as responsible for congenital sideroblastic anemia; however,...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Furuyama K,Kaneko K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00