This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Hematology headlines.
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia: a risk-adapted approach.
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Source: Blood Reviews - April 30, 2008 Authors: Lodewyck T, Cornelissen JJ Tags: Blood Rev Source Type: journals
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and endothelial cells modulate Notch signaling in the bone marrow microenvironment during inflammation.
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Source: Experimental Hematology - April 29, 2008 Authors: Fernandez L, Rodriguez S, Huang H, Chora A, Fernandes J, Mumaw C, Cruz E, Pollok K, Cristina F, Price JE, Ferkowicz MJ, Scadden DT, Clauss M, Cardoso AA, Carlesso N Tags: Exp Hematol Source Type: journals
Thicker Blood Equals Better Recovery from Blood Loss in Animals
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
EU Approval For Zevalin(R) As First-Line Consolidation Treatment
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Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
New Analysis Finds Day Care Attendance Early In Life Cuts Childhood Leukaemia Risk By About 30%
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Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Web alert
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Source: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports - April 29, 2008 Tags: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Source Type: journals
Resistance to imatinib in chronic myelogenous leukemia: Mechanisms and clinical implications
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Source: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports - April 29, 2008 Tags: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Source Type: journals
Treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
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Source: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports - April 29, 2008 Tags: Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Source Type: journals
Leukaemia cell lines are robust in vitro models
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Thrombin generation in whole blood – response to Al Dieri & Hemker
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Complement split products and proinflammatory cytokines in intraoperatively salvaged unwashed blood during hip replacement: comparison between heparin-coated and non-heparin-coated autotransfusion systems
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Source: Vox Sanguinis - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The functional properties of a truncated form of endothelial cell protein C receptor generated by alternative splicing.
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Source: Haematologica - April 28, 2008 Authors: Molina E, Hermida J, López-Sagaseta J, Puy C, Montes R Tags: Haematologica Source Type: journals
Clinical features and outcome of MLL gene rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants with additional chromosomal abnormalities other than 11q23 translocation.
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Source: Leukemia Research - April 28, 2008 Authors: Tauchi H, Tomizawa D, Eguchi M, Eguchi-Ishimae M, Koh K, Hirayama M, Miyamura N, Kinukawa N, Hayashi Y, Horibe K, Ishii E Tags: Leuk Res Source Type: journals
Iron overload in hematopoietic cell transplantation
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Source: Bone Marrow Transplantation - April 28, 2008 Authors: N S MajhailH M LazarusL J Burns Source Type: journals
Applicability and safety of recombinant activated factor VII to control non-haemophilic haemorrhage: investigational experience in 265 children
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Source: Haemophilia - April 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Thrombelastographic monitoring of recombinant factor VIIa in acquired haemophilia
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Source: Haemophilia - April 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
ELCC: Sorafenib (Nexavar) Fails to Boost NSCLC Survival
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Immunotherapy for NSCLC Well-Tolerated
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Ex vivo detection of primary leukemia cells resistant to granule cytotoxin-induced cell death: a rapid isolation method to study granzyme-B-mediated cell death
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Source: Annals of Hematology - April 25, 2008 Tags: Annals of Hematology Source Type: journals
Clinical quantitation of immune signature in follicular lymphoma by RT-PCR-based gene expression profiling
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Byers, R. J., Sakhinia, E., Joseph, P., Glennie, C., Hoyland, J. A., Menasce, L. P., Radford, J. A., Illidge, T. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Prognostic influence of tumor-infiltrating mast cells in patients with follicular lymphoma treated with rituximab and CHOP
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Taskinen, M., Karjalainen-Lindsberg, M.-L., Leppa, S. Tags: Immunobiology, Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Development of gene therapy for blood disorders
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Nienhuis, A. W. Tags: Free Research Articles, ASH 50th Anniversary Reviews, Gene Therapy Source Type: journals
Platelet marginal bands: not so marginal
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Ravid, K. Tags: INSIDE BLOOD Source Type: journals
Risk-adjusted therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia can decrease treatment burden and improve survival: treatment results of 2169 unselected pediatric and adolescent patients enrolled in the trial ALL-BFM 95
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Moricke, A., Reiter, A., Zimmermann, M., Gadner, H., Stanulla, M., Dordelmann, M., Loning, L., Beier, R., Ludwig, W.-D., Ratei, R., Harbott, J., Boos, J., Mann, G., Niggli, F., Feldges, A., Henze, G., Welte, K., Beck, J.-D., Klingebiel, T., Niemeyer, C., Tags: Free Research Articles, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Stat5 activation enables erythropoiesis in the absence of EpoR and Jak2
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Grebien, F., Kerenyi, M. A., Kovacic, B., Kolbe, T., Becker, V., Dolznig, H., Pfeffer, K., Klingmuller, U., Muller, M., Beug, H., Mullner, E. W., Moriggl, R. Tags: Hematopoiesis HEMATOPOIESIS AND STEM CELLS Source Type: journals
Environmental and genetic modifiers of the progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis in hemochromatosis
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Wood, M. J., Powell, L. W., Ramm, G. A. Tags: Red Cells, Transfusion Medicine, Free Research Articles, Review Articles, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Erratum in Olsen et al. Revisions to the staging and classification of mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome: a proposal of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas (ISCL) and the cutaneous lymphoma task force of the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). Blood. 2007;110:1713-1722.
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Tags: ERRATUM Source Type: journals
Dual targeting of the proteasome regulates survival and homing in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Roccaro, A. M., Leleu, X., Sacco, A., Jia, X., Melhem, M., Moreau, A.-S., Ngo, H. T., Runnels, J., Azab, A., Azab, F., Burwick, N., Farag, M., Treon, S. P., Palladino, M. A., Hideshima, T., Chauhan, D., Anderson, K. C., Ghobrial, I. M. Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: journals
The CD40-TRAF6 axis is the key regulator of the CD40/CD40L system in neointima formation and arterial remodeling
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Donners, M. M. P. C., Beckers, L., Lievens, D., Munnix, I., Heemskerk, J., Janssen, B. J., Wijnands, E., Cleutjens, J., Zernecke, A., Weber, C., Ahonen, C. L., Benbow, U., Newby, A. C., Noelle, R. J., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Lutgens, E. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Source Type: journals
The recurrent SET-NUP214 fusion as a new HOXA activation mechanism in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Van Vlierberghe, P., van Grotel, M., Tchinda, J., Lee, C., Beverloo, H. B., van der Spek, P. J., Stubbs, A., Cools, J., Nagata, K., Fornerod, M., Buijs-Gladdines, J., Horstmann, M., van Wering, E. R., Soulier, J., Pieters, R., Meijerink, J. P. P. Tags: Neoplasia, Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors Source Type: journals
Visualization of microtubule growth in living platelets reveals a dynamic marginal band with multiple microtubules
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Patel-Hett, S., Richardson, J. L., Schulze, H., Drabek, K., Isaac, N. A., Hoffmeister, K., Shivdasani, R. A., Bulinski, J. C., Galjart, N., Hartwig, J. H., Italiano, J. E. Tags: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Source Type: journals
Chronic leukocytosis: follow-up
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Tags: Blood Work Source Type: journals
Clinical, biologic, and pathologic features in 157 patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma treated within the Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte (GELA) trials
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Mourad, N., Mounier, N., Briere, J., Raffoux, E., Delmer, A., Feller, A., Meijer, C. J. L. M., Emile, J.-F., Bouabdallah, R., Bosly, A., Diebold, J., Haioun, C., Coiffier, B., Gisselbrecht, C., Gaulard, P. Tags: Neoplasia, Free Research Articles, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
An FLT3 gene-expression signature predicts clinical outcome in normal karyotype AML
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Source: Blood - April 25, 2008 Authors: Bullinger, L., Dohner, K., Kranz, R., Stirner, C., Frohling, S., Scholl, C., Kim, Y. H., Schlenk, R. F., Tibshirani, R., Dohner, H., Pollack, J. R. Tags: Neoplasia, Gene Expression, Free Research Articles, Clinical Trials and Observations Source Type: journals
Cefixime (Suprax) Tablets for Gonorrhea Are Back
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
A Case of Hereditary Protein S Deficiency Presenting with Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis and Deep Vein Thrombosis at High Altitude
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Source: Acta Haematologica - April 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
Bundles of Auer rods in blast cells and mature neutrophils in a non-promyelocytic acute myeloblastic leukaemia
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Management of the Delivery in Pregnant Women with Severe Factor XI Deficiency
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Source: Acta Haematologica - April 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Quality control of recovered plasma for fractionation: an extensive Italian study
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Source: Transfusion - April 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Multi-organ involvement with crystal-storing histiocytosis
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Cardiac and cardiovascular consequences after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents and intravenous iron for cancer and treatment-related anaemia: the need for predictors and indicators of effectiveness has not abated
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
AACR: IL-12 Level May Predict Melanoma Prognosis
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 21, 2008 Source Type: journals
Reasons for Decline in Prostate Cancer Mortality Not Clear
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 18, 2008 Source Type: journals
AACR: Intraductal Drug Delivery Evaluated for Breast Cancer
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 18, 2008 Source Type: journals
Asymptomatic infection by Leishmania infantum in blood donors from the Balearic Islands (Spain)
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Source: Transfusion - April 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Fludarabine/intermediate-dose cytarabine with or without allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in poor-risk leukemia: a single center experience.
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Source: International Journal of Hematology - April 18, 2008 Authors: Auberger J, Clausen J, Willenbacher W, Erdel M, Gunsilius E, Petzer A, Gastl G, Nachbaur D Tags: Int J Hematol Source Type: journals
Autologous blood predonation in cardiac surgery.
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Source: Transfusion Clinique et Biologique - April 17, 2008 Authors: Dietrich W Tags: Transfus Clin Biol Source Type: journals
HLA-DP as specific target for cellular immunotherapy in HLA class II-expressing B-cell leukemia
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Source: Leukemia - April 17, 2008 Authors: C E RuttenS A P van Luxemburg-HeijsM GriffioenE W A MarijtI JedemaM H M HeemskerkE F M PosthumaR WillemzeJ H F Falkenburg Source Type: journals
Impact of genetic abnormalities on survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma
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Source: Leukemia - April 17, 2008 Authors: G SchillingT HansenA ShimoniT ZabelinaJ-A Simon-PerezN C GutierrezW BethgeP LiebischR SchwerdtfegerM BornhäuserS OtterstetterE M M PenasJ DierlammF AyukD AtanackovicU BacherC BokemeyerA ZanderJ S MiguelA NaglerN Kröger Source Type: journals
The clinical outcome of Hurler syndrome after stem cell transplantation.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - April 16, 2008 Authors: Aldenhoven M, Boelens JJ, de Koning TJ Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Preengraftment serum C-reactive protein (CRP) value may predict acute graft-versus-host disease and nonrelapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - April 16, 2008 Authors: Fuji S, Kim SW, Fukuda T, Mori S, Yamasaki S, Morita-Hoshi Y, Ohara-Waki F, Heike Y, Tobinai K, Tanosaki R, Takaue Y Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Excellent outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using a conditioning regimen with medium-dose VP-16, cyclophosphamide and total-body irradiation for adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - April 16, 2008 Authors: Shigematsu A, Kondo T, Yamamoto S, Sugita J, Onozawa M, Kahata K, Endo T, Shiratori S, Ota S, Obara M, Wakasa K, Takahata M, Takeda Y, Tanaka J, Hashino S, Nishio M, Koike T, Asaka M, Imamura M Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
IV busulfan dose individualization in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant: limited sampling strategies.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - April 16, 2008 Authors: Dupuis LL, Sibbald C, Schechter T, Ansari M, Gassas A, Théorêt Y, Kassir N, Champagne MA, Doyle J Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Umbilical cord blood transplantation after reduced-intensity conditioning for elderly patients with hematologic diseases.
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Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - April 16, 2008 Authors: Uchida N, Wake A, Takagi S, Yamamoto H, Kato D, Matsuhashi Y, Matsumura T, Seo S, Matsuno N, Masuoka K, Kusumi E, Yuji K, Miyakoshi S, Matsuzaki M, Yoneyama A, Taniguchi S Tags: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Source Type: journals
Detailed immunophenotypic characterization of different major and minor subsets of peripheral blood cells in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
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Source: Transfusion - April 16, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Detection of different clonal EBV strains in Hodgkin lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues from the same patient
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 16, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Loss of integrity of umbilical cord blood unit freezing bags: description and consequences
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Source: Transfusion - April 16, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Noninvasive fetal RhD genotyping by maternal plasma with capillary electrophoresis
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Source: Transfusion - April 16, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Peritoneal Dialysis in a Patient with Neurogenic Bladder and Chronic Kidney Disease with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Source: Blood Purification - April 16, 2008 Source Type: journals
Erythrocyte vesiculation: a self-protective mechanism?
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Source: British Journal of Haematology - April 16, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Diagnostic flow cytometry for low-grade myelodysplastic syndromes
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Source: Hematological Oncology - April 16, 2008 Authors: Kiyoyuki Ogata Source Type: journals
Analysis of a high-throughput HLA antibody screening assay for use with platelet donors
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Source: Transfusion - April 15, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Herpesvirus prevalence and viral load in healthy blood donors by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
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Source: Transfusion - April 15, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
AACR: Molecule Promising Against Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 15, 2008 Source Type: journals
Lymphoma and Leukemia Cells Possess Fractal Dimensions That Correlate with Their Biological Features
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Source: Acta Haematologica - April 15, 2008 Source Type: journals
Arsenic And Leukaemia
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Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2008 Source Type: journals
Cytogenetic features in myelodysplastic syndromes
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Source: Annals of Hematology - April 15, 2008 Tags: Annals of Hematology Source Type: journals
Enhancing effect of the (145)Met-allele of GPIb alpha on platelet sensitivity to aspirin under high-shear conditions.
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Source: Thrombosis Research - April 15, 2008 Authors: Matsubara Y, Murata M, Watanabe G, Ikeda Y Tags: Thromb Res Source Type: journals
Increased incidence of interstitial pneumonia by CHOP combined with rituximab.
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Source: International Journal of Hematology - April 15, 2008 Authors: Ennishi D, Terui Y, Yokoyama M, Mishima Y, Takahashi S, Takeuchi K, Ikeda K, Tanimoto M, Hatake K Tags: Int J Hematol Source Type: journals
{beta}-thalassemia major evolution from {beta}-thalassemia minor is associated with paternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 11p15.