This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Hematology headlines.
Right homonymous hemianopsia following allogenic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Source: European Journal of Haematology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Web alert
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Source: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports - January 31, 2008 Tags: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Source Type: journals
Diagnosis and management of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
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Source: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports - January 31, 2008 Tags: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Source Type: journals
2008 ISHD Belding Scribner Trailblazer Award
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL NEPHROLOGY (ASDIN)ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS – FOURTH ANNUAL ASDIN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGFebruary 9–10, 2008
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Evidence suggesting the presence of a stem cell clone anteceding the acquisition of the JAK2-V617F mutation
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Source: Leukemia - January 31, 2008 Authors: R JamalC BélisleM-C LessardJ HébertD-C RoyR LevineL Busque Source Type: journals
Serum Sex Hormones Divorced from Prostate Cancer Risk
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Promising Drugs For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma May Change European Market Dynamics
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Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Absence of JAK2 Exon 12 Mutation in Acute Leukemias
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Source: Acta Haematologica - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Prospective evaluation of coagulopathy in multiple myeloma patients before, during and after various chemotherapeutic regimens.
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Source: Leukemia Research - January 30, 2008 Authors: van Marion AM, Auwerda JJ, Lisman T, Sonneveld P, de Maat MP, Lokhorst HM, Leebeek FW Tags: Leuk Res Source Type: journals
ASCO GI: HCV Infection Does Not Blunt Sorafenib Response in Liver Cancer
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
ASCO GI: Adjuvant Imatinib Boosts GIST Recurrence- Free Survival
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
Clinical characteristics and management of cancer-associated acute venous thromboembolism: findings from the MASTER Registry.
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Source: Haematologica - January 26, 2008 Authors: Imberti D, Agnelli G, Ageno W, Moia M, Palareti G, Pistelli R, Rossi R, Verso M, Tags: Haematologica Source Type: journals
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning in acute myelogenous leukemia patients older than 40 years.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - January 25, 2008 Authors: Huisman C, Meijer E, Petersen EJ, Lokhorst HM, Verdonck LF Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Costs of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with high-dose regimens.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - January 25, 2008 Authors: Saito AM, Cutler C, Zahrieh D, Soiffer RJ, Ho VT, Alyea EP, Koreth J, Antin JH, Lee SJ Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Allogeneic transplants in follicular lymphoma: higher risk of disease progression after reduced-intensity compared to myeloablative conditioning.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - January 25, 2008 Authors: Hari P, Carreras J, Zhang MJ, Gale RP, Bolwell BJ, Bredeson CN, Burns LJ, Cairo MS, Freytes CO, Goldstein SC, Hale GA, Inwards DJ, Lemaistre CF, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Schouten HC, Slavin S, Vose JM, Lazarus HM, van Besien K Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Safety and efficacy of sucrose-formulated full-length recombinant factor VIII: Experience in the standard clinical setting.
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Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 25, 2008 Authors: Musso R, Santagostino E, Faradji A, Iorio A, van der Meer J, Ingerslev J, Lambert T, Maas-Enriquez M, Gorina E, Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: journals
Incidental finding of Hodgkin’s disease following initial presentation with traumatic haematoma in the thoracic inlet
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Source: Haemophilia - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is predictive for survival of patients admitted to the intensive care unit following allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation
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Source: Annals of Hematology - January 25, 2008 Tags: Annals of Hematology Source Type: journals
Clinical stem-cell sources contain CD8+CD3+ T-cell receptor-negative cells that facilitate bone marrow repopulation with hematopoietic stem cells
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Bridenbaugh, S., Kenins, L., Bouliong-Pillai, E., Kalberer, C. P., Shklovskaya, E., Gratwohl, A., Wodnar-Filipowicz, A. Tags: Transplantation, Brief Reports Source Type: journals
Response: The 2008 World Health Organization diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis: a paradigm of effective collaboration among clinicians, pathologists, and scientists
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Tefferi, A., Thiele, J., Vardiman, J. W. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
Mesenchymal stem cells inhibit natural killer-cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and cytokine production: role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and prostaglandin E2
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Spaggiari, G. M., Capobianco, A., Abdelrazik, H., Becchetti, F., Mingari, M. C., Moretta, L. Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: journals
Characterization of in vitro antimurine thymocyte globulin-induced regulatory T cells that inhibit graft-versus-host disease in vivo
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Ruzek, M. C., Waire, J. S., Hopkins, D., LaCorcia, G., Sullivan, J., Roberts, B. L., Richards, S. M., Nahill, S. R., Williams, J. M., Scaria, A., Dzuris, J., Shankara, S., Garman, R. D. Tags: Transplantation Source Type: journals
Intrauterine transplantation of human fetal mesenchymal stem cells from first-trimester blood repairs bone and reduces fractures in osteogenesis imperfecta mice
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Guillot, P. V., Abass, O., Bassett, J. H. D., Shefelbine, S. J., Bou-Gharios, G., Chan, J., Kurata, H., Williams, G. R., Polak, J., Fisk, N. M. Tags: Transplantation Source Type: journals
TACI, unlike BAFF-R, is solely activated by oligomeric BAFF and APRIL to support survival of activated B cells and plasmablasts
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Bossen, C., Cachero, T. G., Tardivel, A., Ingold, K., Willen, L., Dobles, M., Scott, M. L., Maquelin, A., Belnoue, E., Siegrist, C.-A., Chevrier, S., Acha-Orbea, H., Leung, H., Mackay, F., Tschopp, J., Schneider, P. Tags: Immunobiology, Chemokines, Cytokines, and Interleukins Source Type: journals
Prospective multicenter trial comparing repeated immunosuppressive therapy with stem-cell transplantation from an alternative donor as second-line treatment for children with severe and very severe aplastic anemia
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Kosaka, Y., Yagasaki, H., Sano, K., Kobayashi, R., Ayukawa, H., Kaneko, T., Yabe, H., Tsuchida, M., Mugishima, H., Ohara, A., Morimoto, A., Otsuka, Y., Ohga, S., Bessho, F., Nakahata, T., Tsukimoto, I., Kojima, S., on behalf of the Japan Childhood Aplasti Tags: Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Strontium can increase some osteoblasts without increasing hematopoietic stem cells
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Lymperi, S., Horwood, N., Marley, S., Gordon, M. Y., Cope, A. P., Dazzi, F. Tags: Hematopoiesis Source Type: journals
Treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL): a comparison of French-Belgian-Swiss and PETHEMA results
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Ades, L., Sanz, M. A., Chevret, S., Montesinos, P., Chevallier, P., Raffoux, E., Vellenga, E., Guerci, A., Pigneux, A., Huguet, F., Rayon, C., Stoppa, A. M., de la Serna, J., Cahn, J.-Y., Meyer-Monard, S., Pabst, T., Thomas, X., de Botton, S., Parody, R., Tags: Free Research Articles, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Scan of 977 nonsynonymous SNPs in CLL4 trial patients for the identification of genetic variants influencing prognosis
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Sellick, G. S., Wade, R., Richards, S., Oscier, D. G., Catovsky, D., Houlston, R. S. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Fine specificity of drug-dependent antibodies reactive with a restricted domain of platelet GPIIIA
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Peterson, J. A., Nelson, T. N., Kanack, A. J., Aster, R. H. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Source Type: journals
Platelet-associated PF-4 as a biomarker of early tumor growth
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Cervi, D., Yip, T.-T., Bhattacharya, N., Podust, V. N., Peterson, J., Abou-Slaybi, A., Naumov, G. N., Bender, E., Almog, N., Italiano, J. E., Folkman, J., Klement, G. L. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Neoplasia Source Type: journals
NK-cell activation and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity induced by rituximab-coated target cells is inhibited by the C3b component of complement
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Wang, S.-Y., Racila, E., Taylor, R. P., Weiner, G. J. Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: journals
Development of an allele-specific minimal residual disease assay for patients with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Archambeault, S., Flores, N. J., Yoshimi, A., Kratz, C. P., Reising, M., Fischer, A., Noellke, P., Locatelli, F., Sedlacek, P., Flotho, C., Zecca, M., Emanuel, P. D., Castleberry, R. P., Niemeyer, C. M., Bader, P., Loh, M. L. Tags: Brief Reports, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Cytogenetic features of acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias in pediatric patients with Down syndrome: an iBFM-SG study
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Forestier, E., Izraeli, S., Beverloo, B., Haas, O., Pession, A., Michalova, K., Stark, B., Harrison, C. J., Teigler-Schlegel, A., Johansson, B. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
The role of Ikaros in human erythroid differentiation
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Dijon, M., Bardin, F., Murati, A., Batoz, M., Chabannon, C., Tonnelle, C. Tags: Hematopoiesis, Red Cells, Gene Expression Source Type: journals
Antigen activation and impaired Fas-induced death-inducing signaling complex formation in T-large-granular lymphocyte leukemia
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Yang, J., Epling-Burnette, P. K., Painter, J. S., Zou, J., Bai, F., Wei, S., Loughran, T. P. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Copy number variation of the activating FCGR2C gene predisposes to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Breunis, W. B., van Mirre, E., Bruin, M., Geissler, J., de Boer, M., Peters, M., Roos, D., de Haas, M., Koene, H. R., Kuijpers, T. W. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Immunobiology CLINICAL TRIALS AND OBSERVATIONS Source Type: journals
Outcomes in CCG-2961, a Children's Oncology Group Phase 3 Trial for untreated pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Lange, B. J., Smith, F. O., Feusner, J., Barnard, D. R., Dinndorf, P., Feig, S., Heerema, N. A., Arndt, C., Arceci, R. J., Seibel, N., Weiman, M., Dusenbery, K., Shannon, K., Luna-Fineman, S., Gerbing, R. B., Alonzo, T. A. Tags: Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
JAK2 V617F and ringed sideroblasts: not necessarily RARS-T
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Steensma, D. P., Tefferi, A. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
Application of high-throughput screening to identify a novel {alpha}IIb-specific small- molecule inhibitor of {alpha}IIb{beta}3-mediated platelet interaction with fibrinogen
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Blue, R., Murcia, M., Karan, C., Jirouskova, M., Coller, B. S. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Source Type: journals
Constitutively activated STAT3 promotes cell proliferation and survival in the activated B-cell subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Ding, B. B., Yu, J. J., Yu, R. Y.-L., Mendez, L. M., Shaknovich, R., Zhang, Y., Cattoretti, G., Ye, B. H. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Adherence to macrophages in erythroblastic islands enhances erythroblast proliferation and increases erythrocyte production by a different mechanism than erythropoietin
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Rhodes, M. M., Kopsombut, P., Bondurant, M. C., Price, J. O., Koury, M. J. Tags: Red Cells Source Type: journals
Characterization and localization of side population (SP) cells in zebrafish kidney hematopoietic tissue
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Kobayashi, I., Saito, K., Moritomo, T., Araki, K., Takizawa, F., Nakanishi, T. Tags: Hematopoiesis Source Type: journals
Platelets may serve up biomarkers
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Source: Blood - January 25, 2008 Authors: Sachais, B. S. Tags: INSIDE BLOOD Source Type: journals
The quality of platelet concentrates produced by COBE Spectra and Trima Accel cell separators during storage for 7 days as assessed by in vitro methods
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Source: Transfusion - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Treatment of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Limited Options but Hope for the Future
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Coagulation and fibrinolytic protein kinetics in cardiopulmonary bypass
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - January 24, 2008 Tags: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis Source Type: journals
The active metabolite of prasugrel inhibits adenosine diphosphate- and collagen-stimulated platelet procoagulant activities
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Double-blindness protects scientific validity
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Relationship between markers of activated coagulation, their correlation with inflammation, and association with coronary heart disease (NPHSII)
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Coagulation factors, activation markers and risk of coronary heart disease: the Northwick Park Heart Studies
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The association between protein S levels and anticoagulant activity of tissue factor pathway inhibitor type 1
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Variations in fibrinolytic parameters and inhibin-A in pregnancy: related hypertensive disorders
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Enhancement of the enzymatic activity of activated coagulation factor IX by anti-factor IX antibodies
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Inhibitor incidence with recombinant vs. plasma-derived FVIII in previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A: homogeneous results from four published observational studies
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Open-label trials and drug registration: a European regulator’s view
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor is associated with severity and outcome of severe meningococcal infection in children
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The international normalized ratio to prioritize patients for liver transplantation: problems and possible solutions
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Clinical outcome in patients with venous thromboembolism and hidden cancer: findings from the RIETE Registry
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Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Low JAK2V617F allele burden in primary myelofibrosis, compared to either a higher allele burden or unmutated status, is associated with inferior overall and leukemia-free survival
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Source: Leukemia - January 24, 2008 Authors: A TefferiT L LashoJ HuangC FinkeR A MesaC Y LiW WuC A HansonA Pardanani Source Type: journals
Briefly noted
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Patient Characteristics and Risk Factors for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Following Gadolinium Exposure
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Early Recognition and Treatment
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Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Flow cytometric assessment of homeostatic aging of reticulocytes in rats.
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Source: Experimental Hematology - January 23, 2008 Authors: Wiczling P, Krzyzanski W Tags: Exp Hematol Source Type: journals
Hypomethylation and apoptosis in 5-azacytidine-treated myeloid cells.
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Source: Experimental Hematology - January 23, 2008 Authors: Khan R, Schmidt-Mende J, Karimi M, Gogvadze V, Hassan M, Ekström TJ, Zhivotovsky B, Hellström-Lindberg E Tags: Exp Hematol Source Type: journals
Effect of Plasmapheresis on the Immune System in Endotoxin-Induced Sepsis
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Source: Blood Purification - January 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Infection Increases Breast Surgery Costs by More Than $4,000
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 22, 2008 Source Type: journals
The 262T>C silent mutation of the platelet β3-integrin gene is not restricted to a single family
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Source: Transfusion - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Bleeding scores in inherited bleeding disorders: clinical or research tools?
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Source: Haemophilia - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Corrigendum
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
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