Simultaneous inheritance of mutant isoenzymes of erythrocyte pyruvate kinase associated with chronic haemolytic anaemia.

abstract：:Distinguishing Burkitt lymphoma (BL) from B cell lymphoma, unclassifiable with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and BL (DLBCL/BL), and DLBCL is challenging. We propose an immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) based scoring system that is employed in three ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Naresh KN,Ibrahim HA,Lazzi S,Rince P,Onorati M,Ambrosio MR,Bilhou-Nabera C,Amen F,Reid A,Mawanda M,Calbi V,Ogwang M,Rogena E,Byakika B,Sayed S,Moshi E,Mwakigonja A,Raphael M,Magrath I,Leoncini L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-cancer drug arsenic trioxide (AT) induces apoptosis in a variety of transformed or proliferating cells. However, little is known regarding its ability to induce apoptosis in terminally differentiated cells, such as neutrophils. Because neutropenia has been reported in some cancer patients after AT treatment, ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Binet F,Cavalli H,Moisan E,Girard D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by heterogeneous mutations of the iron regulatory element (IRE) in the ferritin l-chain mRNA. The mutations are rare and fast DNA scanning would facilitate diagnosis. The aim of the study was to compare the analytical performances...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Cremonesi L,Paroni R,Foglieni B,Galbiati S,Fermo I,Soriani N,Belloli S,Ruggeri G,Biasiotto G,Cazzola M,Ferrari F,Ferrari M,Arosio P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Ph1-positive chronic granulocytic leukaemia with hitherto undescribed translocations are presented. In case 1 the deleted part of chromosome number 22q- was translocated to the short arm of the X chromosome, t(X;22)(p22;q11). Pronounced basophilia, trisomy 19 in the majority of metaphases, and a partial c...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hossfeld DK,Köhler S

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell clonality analysis is commonly performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the IGH genes although a high false-negative rate is recognized for germinal centre/post-germinal centre B-cell malignancies, especially follicular lymphoma. We assessed the diagnostic value of BIOMED-2 IGK assays and investig...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Payne K,Wright P,Grant JW,Huang Y,Hamoudi R,Bacon CM,Du MQ,Liu H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red cell pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is the most frequent enzyme abnormality of the glycolytic pathway causing hereditary non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia. The degree of haemolysis varies widely, ranging from very mild or fully compensated forms, to life-threatening neonatal anaemia and jaundice necessitating ex...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Zanella A,Fermo E,Bianchi P,Valentini G

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the development of neurological toxicity and resistance to methotrexate (MTX), other antifolates have been evaluated for its potential replacement in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Aminopterin (AMT) has been suggested to provide clinical advantages over MTX and other antifolates...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kang MH,Harutyunyan N,Hall CP,Papa RA,Lock RB

更新日期：2009-05-01 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

abstract：:We report a case of indolent B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) in a stage A patient, treated for 10 years only by theophylline for bronchial asthma. As suggested by the spontaneous apoptosis in the patient's blood (10%), theophylline at 50 micrograms/ml increased spontaneous apoptosis after 72 h in culture by a ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Mentz F,Merle-Beral H,Ouaaz F,Binet JL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of the various myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are proposed, and a detailed description is given of the features that may help define MDS. Five MDS are described: (1) refractory anaemia (RA), (2) RA with ring sideroblasts, (3) RA with excess of blasts (RAEB), (4) chronic myelo...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bennett JM,Catovsky D,Daniel MT,Flandrin G,Galton DA,Gralnick HR,Sultan C

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant increases in prolyl hydroxylase activity, a key enzyme in the collagen biosynthetic pathway, were noted in the hepatic homogenates of iron-loaded animals as compared to controls. The increase in prolyl hydroxylase activity was seen without any light microscopic histologic evidence of cell necrosis or accum...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Weintraub LR,Goral A,Grasso J,Franzblau C,Sullivan A,Sullivan S

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased haemoglobin (Hb) A2 levels associated with reduced mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and Hb content per cell (MCH) are the most typical features of heterozygous beta thalassaemia. However, double heterozygotes for alpha and beta thalassaemia may have normal MCV and MCH but Hb A2 always in the carrier range. In t...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Gasperini D,Cao A,Paderi L,Barella S,Paglietti E,Perseu L,Loi D,Galanello R

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) are well defined anticoagulant agents. Recent data suggest that both LMWH and UFH may also have potent anti-inflammatory properties; however, their mechanism of action responsible for the anti-inflammatory effect is not yet fully elucidated. This stu...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hochart H,Jenkins PV,Smith OP,White B

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) results from a qualitative or quantitative defect of GPIIb-IIIa complexes (integrin alphaIIbbeta3). the fibrinogen receptor on platelets. This integrin plays a critical role in platelet aggregation. In this report we describe the molecular abnormalities of a patient with clinical and la...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ruan J,Peyruchaud O,Alberio L,Valles G,Clemetson K,Bourre F,Nurden AT

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent advent of an improved commercial serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of circulating galactomannan (GM), a major constituent of Aspergillus cell walls, has contributed to the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in many haematology and transplant centres. However, the optima...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Maertens J,Theunissen K,Verbeken E,Lagrou K,Verhaegen J,Boogaerts M,Eldere JV

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used to detect human parvovirus B19 DNA in 38 blood products and start plasma pools from five different manufacturers. The products examined were albumin, factor VIII, intravenous (i.v.) and intramuscular (i.m) immunoglobulin batches. The majority of pools from all the man...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Saldanha J,Minor P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonal T cells that cause pure red cell aplasia were demonstrated in a patient with chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia. The T-cell fraction was enriched by the immunomagnetic method and shown to have T-cell receptor-beta gene rearrangement. Cryopreserved T cells, obtained during the period of anaemia, suppressed aut...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Yamada O,Yun-Hua W,Motoji T,Mizoguchi H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro efficacies of three new drugs--clofarabine (CLOF), nelarabine (NEL) and flavopiridol (FP) - were assessed in a panel of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) cell lines. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) for CLOF across all lines was 188-fold lower than that of NEL. B-lineage, but not T-lineage lines,...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Beesley AH,Palmer ML,Ford J,Weller RE,Cummings AJ,Freitas JR,Firth MJ,Perera KU,de Klerk NH,Kees UR

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the recruitment to an acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) trial (AML15) in a single centre, evaluated whether outcome was influenced by trial entry and whether the trial population could be considered representative of all AML patients by retrospective comparison of patient characteristics, trial entry a...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Stevens JM,Macdougall F,Jenner M,Oakervee H,Cavenagh J,Lister AT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (EPO) and stem cell factor (SCF) are two important factors in human erythropoiesis. We have recently demonstrated that SCF and EPO synergistically activate mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, thereby promoting growth of human erythroid colony-forming cells (ECFCs). In the present study, we have exam...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sui X,Krantz SB,Zhao ZJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 341 symptomless anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 positive individuals was screened over a 6-year period to detect a serum monoclonal gammopathy (MG) and to approach the prognostic significance of such anomaly in HIV infection. Eleven individuals with a MG were followed-up over a mean period of 50 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lefrère JJ,Debbia M,Lambin P

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in pregnancy, occurring in approximately 7-10% of pregnancies. It may be a diagnostic and management problem, and has many causes, some of which are specific to pregnancy. Although most cases of thrombocytopenia in pregnancy are mild, and have no adverse outcome for either mother o...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Myers B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The economic impact of using prophylactic clodronate as an adjunct to chemotherapy in the management of multiple myeloma for the first 4 years following diagnosis was established from the perspective of the National Health Service (NHS). A state-transition model of the course of multiple myeloma was constructed using ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bruce NJ,McCloskey EV,Kanis JA,Guest JF

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a familial study of AT III, a type III antithrombin III variant which was identified in the propositus by gene analysis as Pro 41 Leu heterozygous mutation. None of the four members of the family who presented with defective heparin cofactor (hep-cofactor) activity, and therefore probably carried the mutat...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： de Roux N,Chadeuf G,Molho-Sabatier P,Plouin PF,Aiach M

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and early relapse remains unsatisfactory. In January 1995, the AIEOP (Associazione Italiana di Oncologia ed Ematologia Pediatrica) group opened a trial for children with ALL in first isolated or combined bone marrow relapse defined at high risk according...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Testi AM,Del Giudice I,Arcese W,Moleti ML,Giona F,Basso G,Biondi A,Conter V,Messina C,Rondelli R,Micozzi A,Micalizzi C,Barisone E,Locatelli F,Dini G,Aricò M,Casale F,Comis M,Ladogana S,Lippi A,Mura R,Pinta MF,

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) production rates and total body haemoglobin content were determined simultaneously in blood and gas phase in 15 individuals. At 24% oxygen (O2) concentration in the closed rebreathing system, a correlation was obtained which revealed that a 1 mumole rise in CO in the gas phase of the s...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bensinger TA,Brouillard RP,Conrad ME

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematological abnormalities frequently occur in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1). Increasing evidence indicates that bone marrow suppression (BM) results from viral infection of accessory cells, with impaired stromal function and alteration of haematopoietic growth factor network. We h...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Isgrò A,Aiuti A,Mezzaroma I,Addesso M,Riva E,Giovannetti A,Mazzetta F,Alario C,Mazzone A,Ruco L,Aiuti F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior case-control studies reported that levels of the soluble form of the endothelial protein C receptor (sEPCR) were strongly controlled by the PROCR 6963A/G polymorphism and higher levels were a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). We sought to prospectively examine the association of sEPCR and the 6963A/G...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Yamagishi K,Cushman M,Heckbert SR,Tsai MY,Folsom AR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the additional benefit of Technetium(99)-sestamibi (99mTc-MIBI) scanning in comparison with standard X-ray techniques for multiple myeloma patients either at diagnosis or during follow-up. Between February 2001 and January 2005, 397 whole body scans were acquired. On 229 scans performed at diagnosis, 146 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Mele A,Offidani M,Visani G,Marconi M,Cambioli F,Nonni M,Catarini M,Brianzoni E,Berbellini A,Ascoli G,Brunori M,Agostini V,Corvatta L,Isidori A,Spinelli A,Gradari M,Leoni P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of physiological levels of haemoglobin is beneficial in the management of patients with thalassaemia major since it leads to better tissue oxygenation, reduction of blood volume, and reduced intestinal absorption of iron. We have studied 11 patients with thalassaemia major while treating them for 4-12 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Masera G,Terzoli S,Avanzini A,Fontanelli G,Mauri RA,Piacentini G,Ferrari M

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00