abstract：:Follicular lymphoma (FL) frequently transforms into the more aggressive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL-tr), but no protein biomarkers have been identified for predictive or early diagnosis. Gene expression analyses have identified genes changing on transformation but have failed to be reproducible in different s...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Andréasson U,Dictor M,Jerkeman M,Berglund M,Sundström C,Linderoth J,Rosenquist R,Borrebaeck CA,Ek S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined differences in inpatient costs, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality between hospitalizations for patients with and without sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing high-volume surgical procedures. We used Clinical Classification Software (CCS) codes to identify discharges in the 2002-2005 ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dinan MA,Chou CH,Hammill BG,Graham FL,Schulman KA,Telen MJ,Reed SD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main treatment for many patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) remains red cell transfusion to attenuate the symptoms of chronic anemia. Fatigue can reduce a patient's health related quality of life (HRQoL), but there is little understanding of the optimal use of transfusions to improve this. A systematic r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pinchon DJ,Stanworth SJ,Dorée C,Brunskill S,Norfolk DR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile malignant osteopetrosis (IMO) includes various genetic disorders that affect osteoclast development and/or function. Genotype-phenotype correlation studies in IMO have been hampered by the rarity and heterogeneity of the disease and by the severity of the clinical course, which often leads to death early in ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mazzolari E,Forino C,Razza A,Porta F,Villa A,Notarangelo LD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of drug-induced neutropenia has not changed in the western hemisphere over the last 30 years. Yet, the drug panorama has changed considerably. This implies that host factors may play an intriguing role for this idiosyncratic reaction. The knowledge as to mechanisms for the reaction has advanced with emer...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tesfa D,Keisu M,Palmblad J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old woman and her elder sister developed ligneous conjunctivitis after ocular surgery. Laboratory tests demonstrated that the proband and her sister had 6.6% and 8.1% of plasminogen activity, and 1.2 and 1.4 mg/dl of antigen, respectively. Thus, they were diagnosed as having severe type I plasminogen deficie...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suzuki T,Ikewaki J,Iwata H,Ohashi Y,Ichinose A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard dose of clofarabine is 52 mg/m2 for pediatrics and 40 mg/m2 in adults. Clofarabine dosed at 52 mg/m2 was used in adult patients with refractory ALL to maximize response before allo-HSCT. All patients had a significant response to therapy. Published pharmacokinetic analysis revealed no difference in peak p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： McGregor BA,Brown AW,Osswald MB,Savona MR

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:To better assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab in adults' warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), we conducted a retrospective study including 27 adults (mean age 49.7 +/- 21 years) with either primary (n = 17) or secondary (n = 10) wAIHA. On average, the patients received 2.1 +/- 1.4 treatment lines...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bussone G,Ribeiro E,Dechartres A,Viallard JF,Bonnotte B,Fain O,Godeau B,Michel M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chuvash polycythemia results from a homozygous 598C>T mutation in exon 3 of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene. This disrupts the normoxia pathway for degrading hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and HIF-2alpha causing altered expression of HIF-1 and HIF-2 inducible genes. As hypoxia induces expression of pro-inflamm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Niu X,Miasnikova GY,Sergueeva AI,Polyakova LA,Okhotin DJ,Tuktanov NV,Nouraie M,Ammosova T,Nekhai S,Gordeuk VR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2005 at the 8th International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), a consensus meeting was held on iron overload in MDS (Seymour, Hematol Oncol Clin 2005; Suppl 1:18-25). The recommendations of the 2005 consensus meeting were discussed in the context of currently available evidence at the 9th Internati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bennett JM,MDS Foundation's Working Group on Transfusional Iron Overload.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In thalassemia, fetal hemoglobin (HbF) augmentation with hydroxycarbamide (also known as hydroxyurea) is not always successful. The expected parallel effects on red cell (RBC) membrane deformability, cell hydration, and membrane phospholipid organization, all important for extending RBC life span and increasing Hb, ha...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Singer ST,Vichinsky EP,Larkin S,Olivieri N,Sweeters N,Kuypers FA,E\/beta Thalassemia Study Group.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic modifiers contribute to phenotypic variability in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA). The influence of the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 (TA)(n)TAA promoter polymorphism on bilirubin levels and gallbladder disease in SCA was examined using prospectively collected data from the Cooperative...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Carpenter SL,Lieff S,Howard TA,Eggleston B,Ware RE

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation in bleeding in the perioperative period is a complex and multifactorial event associated with immediate and delayed consequences for the patient and health care resources. Little is known about the complex genetic influences on perioperative bleeding. With the discovery of multiple variations in the human ge...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Muehlschlegel JD,Body SC

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:How often elevated serum ferritin in primary-care patients reflects increased iron stores (normally 0.8 g in men, 0.4 g in women) is not known. The Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) study screened 101,168 primary-care participants (44% Caucasians, 27% African-Americans, 14% Asians/Pacific ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gordeuk VR,Reboussin DM,McLaren CE,Barton JC,Acton RT,McLaren GD,Harris EL,Reiss JA,Adams PC,Speechley M,Phatak PD,Sholinsky P,Eckfeldt JH,Chen WP,Passmore L,Dawkins FW

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are common types of myeloproliferative disorders (MPD), the prevalence of which has not been well documented in the United States. Recent breakthroughs in the molecular etiology of these disorders and the accelerated development of targeted pharmacotherapeutics...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ma X,Vanasse G,Cartmel B,Wang Y,Selinger HA

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:A common side effect of opioids is nausea and vomiting; however, the incidence in hospitalized patients receiving opioids for acute pain is unknown. We performed a retrospective study in adult patients with sickle cell disease admitted for an acute pain crisis during a six-month period to evaluate the incidence of nau...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shord SS,Chew L,Villano J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine if UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B7 allelic variants encoding for UGT2B7, primary enzyme responsible for morphine glucuronidation contribute to the variability in the hepatic clearance of morphine in sickle cell disease (SCD). Twenty-four hour PK study of morphine and UGT...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Darbari DS,van Schaik RH,Capparelli EV,Rana S,McCarter R,van den Anker J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of Imatinib (IM) has significantly altered the treatment for CML, although only limited follow-up results are available. As failure of Interferon-alpha had been associated with poor prognosis and results of IM-treatment in this patient group may allow earlier estimation of long-term benefits for early...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hess G,Meyer RG,Schuch B,Bechthold K,El-Kholy I,Huber C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital malformations of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are uncommon and may be associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis. We report the case of a man with congenital absence of the IVC and remote history of deep venous thrombosis who now presents with severe abdominal wall superficial thrombophlebitis. ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Evanchuk DM,Von Gehr A,Zehnder JL

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Alpha-hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP) is a potential modifier of beta-thalassemia by virtue of its ability to detoxify excess free alpha-globin. However, examination of patients with beta-thalassemia from a few geographic regions failed to identify obvious AHSP mutations. We extended these studies by analyzing A...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： dos Santos CO,Zhou S,Secolin R,Wang X,Cunha AF,Higgs DR,Kwiatkowski JL,Thein SL,Gallagher PG,Costa FF,Weiss MJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation of the VHL tumor suppressor gene is a frequent genetic event in the carcinogenesis of renal-cell carcinoma (RCC). Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have important role in neoangiogenesis, and mobilization of these cells is induced by various growth factors including erythropoietin (EPO). With th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rad FH,Ulusakarya A,Gad S,Sibony M,Juin F,Richard S,Machover D,Uzan G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) of sickle cell disease (SCD), as defined by a tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity by echocardiogram of >or=2.5 m/sec, occurs in approximately 1/3 of HbSS adults and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Although studies of the past few years have greatly expanded our knowledge of the ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Klings ES

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary iron overload encompasses a variety of genetic iron overload syndromes, dominated in frequency by HFE-related, or Type 1 hemochromatosis, for which French diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines have been recently proposed. Differential diagnosis of Type 1 hemochromatosis can be made from both clinical data and ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Brissot P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the increase in the use of warfarin in the population in recent years, reversal of warfarin-related coagulopathy has become common in daily hospital practice. Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is the preferred treatment method for urgent warfarin reversal in the USA. We have undertaken a 1-month audi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ozgonenel B,O'Malley B,Krishen P,Eisenbrey AB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several parameters may predict disease severity and overall survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The purpose of our study of 190 CLL patients was to compare immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IgV(H)) mutation status, cytogenetic abnormalities, and leukemia cell CD38 and Zap-70 to older, traditional...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Weinberg JB,Volkheimer AD,Chen Y,Beasley BE,Jiang N,Lanasa MC,Friedman D,Vaccaro G,Rehder CW,Decastro CM,Rizzieri DA,Diehl LF,Gockerman JP,Moore JO,Goodman BK,Levesque MC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous morphine is the treatment of choice for severe pain during vaso- occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease (SCD). However, side effects of morphine may hamper effective treatment, and high plasma levels of morphine are associated with severe complications such as acute chest syndrome. Furthermore, adequate d...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： van Beers EJ,van Tuijn CF,Nieuwkerk PT,Friederich PW,Vranken JH,Biemond BJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disorder that can manifest in various organ systems. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with a remote history of seizure disorder who presented with early signs of right-sided heart failure. Laboratory studies showed significant eosinophilia (8 x 10(9) l(-1)). Computed...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chao BH,Cline-Parhamovich K,Grizzard JD,Smith TJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide is being increasingly used in hematology and oncology. Its use is associated with neuropathy, sedation, edema, fatigue, constipation, and deep venous thrombosis. Cytopenias are unusual, but there are case reports. However, there are no reports of isolated thrombocytopenia. We describe here a case of prolon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Prasad HK,Kaushal V,Mehta P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six adult patients with newly diagnosed acquired severe aplastic anemia (SAA) received horse antilymphocyte globulin (ALG), cyclosporin A (CyA), methylprednisolone (Mpred), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) as first-line therapy. The median age was 34 (range, 17-72) and median neutrophil count 0.280 ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dinçol G,Aktan M,Diz-Küçükkaya R,Yavuz S,Nalçaci M,Oztürk S,Palanduz S,Doğan O,Ağan M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community practice experience allows a nonselective care of patient using information derived from a more controlled clinical trial environment. We present our community experience with multiple myeloma patients with advanced age, long disease duration since diagnosis, advanced stage, multiple prior therapies includin...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Onitilo AA,Engel J,Olatosi B,Fagbemi S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nongastric marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (NG-MZL) is a relatively uncommon indolent lymphoma. From 1990 to 2005, a total of 247 patients with histologically confirmed NG-MZL were analyzed. Ann Arbor stage I/II disease was present in 78% (167 out of 215). One hundred eighty-six patients out of two hundred eight were ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Oh SY,Ryoo BY,Kim WS,Park YH,Kim K,Kim HJ,Kwon JM,Lee J,Ko YH,Ahn YC,Oh SJ,Lee SI,Kim HJ,Kwon HC,Bang SM,Kim JH,Park J,Lee SS,Kim HY,Park K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) is common and a major cause of morbidity and loss of quality of life in long term survivors. Cyclosporine with prednisone remains the first line therapy for oral manifestations of cGVHD. However, even with routine administration of systemic agents, many patients with oral...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sari I,Altuntas F,Kocyigit I,Sisman Y,Eser B,Unal A,Fen T,Ferahbas A,Ozturk A,Unal A,Cetin M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presented with features suggestive of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). She did not respond to treatment with repeated plasma exchange and corticosteroids. A bone marrow biopsy revealed presence of metastatic carcinoma. A limited autopsy revealed presence of breast cancer with rib metasta...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Werner TL,Agarwal N,Carney HM,Rodgers GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with leukocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Acute monoblastic leukemia was diagnosed. Two subsequent courses of consolidation chemotherapy consisted of conventional doses of cytarabine and intermediate-dose cytarabine. Intermediate-dose cytarabine was infused intrave...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Saito B,Nakamaki T,Nakashima H,Usui T,Hattori N,Kawakami K,Tomoyasu S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that alterations of cell cycle genes probably contribute to the pathogenesis of endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in addition to c-MYC translocation. Mutations disrupting the normal nuclear localization signal of the retinoblastoma-related gene Rb2/p130 have been documented in BL cell lines and pri...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Klumb CE,Magluta EP,Rezende LM,Apa AG,Alonso JF,Maia RC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilia associated with solid tumors is an infrequent occurrence. The pathogenesis of tumor-associated eosinophilia is not well understood. Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine that has been implicated in the development of eosinophilia in mice and humans. However, there is little data associating IL-5 production w...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pandit R,Scholnik A,Wulfekuhler L,Dimitrov N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00