Red blood cell aggregation and sedimentation: the role of the cell shape.

abstract：:This exploratory study assessed apoptosis in peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) from β-thalassaemia patients receiving chronic transfusions and chelation therapy (deferasirox or deferoxamine) at baseline, 1, 6, and 12 months. At baseline, thalassaemic PBLs presented 50% greater levels of Bax (BAX), 75% higher caspase-3...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Walter PB,Porter J,Evans P,Kwiatkowski JL,Neufeld EJ,Coates T,Giardina PJ,Grady RW,Vichinsky E,Olivieri N,Trachtenberg F,Alberti D,Fung E,Ames B,Higa A,Harmatz P,Thalassemia Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss in multiple myeloma (MM) is caused by an uncoupling of bone formation to resorption trigged by malignant plasma cells. Increasing evidence indicates that the bone remodelling compartment (BRC) canopy, which normally covers the remodelling sites, is important for coupled bone remodelling. Loss of this canopy ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hinge M,Delaisse JM,Plesner T,Clasen-Linde E,Salomo M,Andersen TL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a greater risk for developing both acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and significant adverse effects of chemotherapy. We investigated their outcome with, and tolerance of, treatment protocols for relapsed ALL optimized in the paediatric population without DS. Probability of surv...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Meyr F,Escherich G,Mann G,Klingebiel T,Kulozik A,Rossig C,Schrappe M,Henze G,von Stackelberg A,Hitzler J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clofarabine was the latest new drug to be approved, in 2004, for relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). To investigate its value in the frontline treatment of ALL we applied clofarabine 5 × 40 mg/m(2) in combination with pegylated asparaginase (PEG-ASP) 1 × 2500 iu/m(2) in high risk ALL patients a...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Escherich G,Zur Stadt U,Zimmermann M,Horstmann MA,CoALL study group.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virchow's triad describes three factors that contribute to the development of venous thrombosis: hypercoagulability, stasis and endothelial injury. Yet, extensive review of the historical literature casts doubt on the existence of a triad described by Virchow in the form it is currently quoted throughout contemporary ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bagot CN,Arya R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International guidance has recently recommended serial proximal compression ultrasound (CUS) as first line imaging for suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Single whole-leg CUS is a routine alternative diagnostic strategy that can reduce repeated attendances and identify alternative pathology. We conducted a prospect...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Horner D,Hogg K,Body R,Jones S,Nash MJ,Mackway-Jones K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloma cells thrive in an environment of sustained inflammation, which impacts the development and evolution of the disease, as well as drug resistance. We evaluated the impact of genetic polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) pathway, which have been implicated in different inflammatory responses in the ou...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bagratuni T,Terpos E,Eleutherakis-Papaiakovou E,Kalapanida D,Gavriatopoulou M,Migkou M,Liacos CI,Tasidou A,Matsouka C,Mparmparousi D,Dimopoulos MA,Kastritis E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four unrelated patients with a bleeding diathesis (bleeding time longer than 30 min), some spontaneous platelet aggregation, thrombocytopenia and large platelets, had decreased levels of factor VIII-von Willebrand factor (FVIII-VWF) related properties and impaired platelet adherence to human artery subendothelium. The...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sakariassen KS,Nieuwenhuis HK,Sixma JJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared pulmonary function tests (PFTs) with cardiac, pancreatic and liver iron in 76 thalassemia major (TM) patients. Restrictive lung disease was observed in 16%, hyperinflation in 32% and abnormal diffusing capacity in 3%. While no patients met Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease criteria for air...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sohn EY,Noetzli LJ,Gera A,Kato R,Coates TD,Harmatz P,Keens TG,Wood JC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that familial risk contributes to aetiology of lymphomas. Using large population registries from Sweden, we evaluated risk of lymphoma subtypes among first-degree relatives of 2668 follicular lymphoma (FL) patients, 2517 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients, and 6963 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Goldin LR,Björkholm M,Kristinsson SY,Turesson I,Landgren O

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe eight patients (four children and four adults) with an acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) with cytoplasmic granules or inclusions. The incidence of this variant of acute leukaemia in our whole series of patients with ALL is 1.8%. The granules or inclusions were usually positive for aspecific esterases (AN...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Cantù-Rajnoldi A,Invernizzi R,Biondi A,Banfi P,Zoia A,De Fazio P,Polli N

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillin-treated human red blood cells (RBC) were lysed by the cooperation of autologous nonsensitized peripheral blood mononuclear cells and human anti-penicillin serum. Using a rapid (3 h) assay of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), lysis was proportional to serum (anti-penicillin antibody) conc...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Yust I,Frisch B,Goldsher N

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive inherited defect of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GluCerase) that leads to glucosylceramide (GluCer) accumulation. We previously demonstrated the existence of imbalances in certain lymphocyte populations in GD patients. We now show that GluCerase-deficient mono...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Balreira A,Lacerda L,Miranda CS,Arosa FA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood donor screening for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) implemented in some countries as a surrogate marker for non-A, non-B hepatitis has been superseded by anti-HCV screening. To assess the value of anti-HBc screening for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen-negative blood donations that mi...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Allain JP,Hewitt PE,Tedder RS,Williamson LM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase II A study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Givinostat, a novel Histone-Deacetylases inhibitor, in patients with Polycythaemia Vera (PV, n = 12), Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET, n = 1) and Myelofibrosis (n = 16), bearing the JAK2V617F mutation. The study was approved by the local ethics com...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Rambaldi A,Dellacasa CM,Finazzi G,Carobbio A,Ferrari ML,Guglielmelli P,Gattoni E,Salmoiraghi S,Finazzi MC,Di Tollo S,D'Urzo C,Vannucchi AM,Barosi G,Barbui T

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied X-chromosome inactivation patterns in blood cells from normal females in three age groups: neonates (umbilical cord blood), 25-32 years old (young women group) and >75 years old (elderly women). Using PCR, the differential allele methylation status was evaluated on active and inactive X chromosomes at the h...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Tonon L,Bergamaschi G,Dellavecchia C,Rosti V,Lucotti C,Malabarba L,Novella A,Vercesi E,Frassoni F,Cazzola M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with apparent anaemia and thrombocytopenia caused by a monoclonal paraprotein is described. The patient's serum contained a monoclonal IgM kappa, a cryoglobulin and a cold agglutinin. The cryoglobulin, similar to the serum paraprotein, was a monoclonal IgM kappa. Serum was studied to determine the relationsh...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Pujol M,Ribera JM,Jimenez C,Ribera A,Abad E,Feliu E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the phagocytic function of non-stimulated human polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMN) is impaired after incubation with either polynuclear Fe(III) or Fe(II), we decided to study lipid peroxidation of PMN and monocytes by these iron complexes. Lipid peroxidation was assessed by measuring thiobarbituric acid reac...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hoepelman IM,Bezemer WA,van Doornmalen E,Verhoef J,Marx JJ

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) harvested from children with cancer and exposed to chemotherapy exhibit defective bactericidal activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms as well as accelerated apoptosis. In this study, PMN from children with cancer were eval...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lejeune M,Cantinieaux B,Harag S,Ferster A,Devalck C,Sariban E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-specific deletions of the 5' part of the TAL1 gene (tal(d)) are among the most frequent non-random genetic abnormalities in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL). They are usually detected by PCR from DNA with several primer pairs or by Southern blot analysis. Since tal(d) lead to expression of a SIL-TAL1 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Delabesse E,Bernard M,Landman-Parker J,Davi F,Leboeuf D,Varet B,Valensi F,Macintyre EA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is an autosomal recessive DNA repair disorder with a high predisposition for lymphoid malignancies. The majority of NBS patients carry a homozygous founder mutation (657del5) within the NBS1 gene. The observation of a high incidence of cancer in close relatives of NBS patients suggests...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Stanulla M,Stümm M,Dieckvoss BO,Seidemann K,Schemmel V,Müller Brechlin A,Schrappe M,Welte K,Reiter A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase chain reaction protocols were designed specifically to amplify regions of the alpha globin complex that contain the nine common polymorphic haplotyping sites. These reactions provided a quicker and more sensitive approach to determining alpha globin haplotypes than Southern blotting methods. ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Miles KL,Norwich JT,Martinson JJ,Clegg JB

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapses involving the central nervous system (CNS) are rare in children and adolescents with ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) treated with regimens including CNS prophylaxis. Early identification of patients at high-risk for CNS relapse would enable stratification and better adaptation of initial treatment ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Del Baldo G,Abbas R,Woessmann W,Horibe K,Pillon M,Burke A,Beishuizen A,Rigaud C,Le Deley MC,Lamant L,Brugières L

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel principle is proposed for a differential separation of live cells (such as leucocytes) from a main flow. A microfluidic device with planar insulated electrodes as the side walls of the channel was manufactured and tested. An array of insulated vertical conductor wires was inserted along the axis of the channel...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Popa C,Su B,Vadgama P,Cotter F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MDX-1097 is an antibody specific for a unique B cell antigen called kappa myeloma antigen (KMA) that consists of cell membrane-associated free kappa light chain (κFLC). KMA was detected on kappa human multiple myeloma cell lines (κHMCLs), on plasma cells (PCs) from kappa multiple myeloma (κMM) patients and on κPC dysc...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Asvadi P,Cuddihy A,Dunn RD,Jiang V,Wong MX,Jones DR,Khong T,Spencer A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutation in factor XIII (Val34Leu) was reported to protect against venous thromboembolism. We evaluated the effect of Val34Leu on thrombotic risk in 352 factor V Leiden carriers who were first-degree relatives of 132 thrombotic propositi carrying factor V Leiden. The total observation period was 2,594 years in 92 Va...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Franco RF,Middeldorp S,Meinardi JR,van Pampus EC,Reitsma PH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of the acute painful crisis (APC) of sickle cell disease (SCD) remains unsatisfactory despite advances in the understanding and management of acute pain in other clinical settings. One reason for this is an unsophisticated approach to the use of opioid analgesics for pain management. This applies to haemato...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Telfer P,Bahal N,Lo A,Challands J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the feasibility of collecting peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) following two cycles of induction chemotherapy with idarubicin, cytarabine and etoposide (ICE), and one cycle of consolidation therapy with high-dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone (HAM). Thi...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Schlenk RF,Döhner H,Pförsich M,Benner A,Fischer K,Hartmann F,Fischer JT,Weber W,Gunzer U,Pralle H,Haas R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBCL) represents a distinct subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) which has been recently recognized and defined as a disease entity. Cytogenetically, these lymphomas reveal a high prevalence of trisomy 3, and recent data obtained by comparative genomic hybridization indicate t...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Dierlamm J,Pittaluga S,Stul M,Wlodarska I,Michaux L,Thomas J,Verhoef G,Verhest A,Depardieu C,Cassiman JJ,Hagemeijer A,De Wolf-Peeters C,Van den Berghe H

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ibrutinib is associated with durable responses in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM). We hypothesized that response depth is predictive of progression-free survival (PFS) in WM patients treated with ibrutinib. Using landmark analyses, we evaluated response depth in two cohorts of WM patients treated wit...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Castillo JJ,Abeykoon JP,Gustine JN,Zanwar S,Mein K,Flynn CA,Demos MG,Guerrera ML,Kofides A,Liu X,Munshi M,Tsakmaklis N,King R,Yang G,Hunter ZR,Advani RH,Palomba ML,Ansell SM,Gertz MA,Kapoor P,Treon SP

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00