American Journal of Blood Research

List of Papers (Total 250)

Evaluation of clinical characteristics of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria treated with eculizumab in Turkey: a multicenter retrospective analysis.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder. On the contrary to its name, it is a multisystemic disease and various symptoms other than hemoglobinuria could be occurred. It could be life threatening especially because ...

Incidence of lupus anticoagulant in hospitalized covid-19 patients.

Background: Procoagulant profile of 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 has been well documented over the last year. Perturbance in coagulating factors has also been reported in Covid-19 patients, including increased d-dimers and reports of lupus anticoagulant (LA). ...

Incidence of adverse reaction in blood donation: a systematic review.

There are a lot of reports related to adverse reactions post blood donation. The present study is designed to investigate the incidence of adverse reactions in blood donation around the world. This research was conducted through searching databases such ...

Molecular update on biology of Wilms Tumor 1 gene and its applications in acute myeloid leukemia.

Wilms tumor gene 1 (WT1) is an important gene which is involved in growth and development of many organs. It is identified as a tumor suppressor gene in nephroblastoma. However, its role as a tumor oncogene has been highlighted by many studies in haematological ...

Effects of rejuvenation on young and old erythrocytes of banked blood towards the end of storage period.

The effects of rejuvenation on the subpopulation of stored erythrocytes have not been explored. This study aims at determining the influence of rejuvenation on young and old erythrocytes of stored blood. Prior studies have shown the disappearance of young ...

Effect of immigration on mortality trends in sickle cell patients.

Background: Sickle cell patient population in the U.S. continues to increase due a combination of birth of sickle cell disease infants, extension of lifespan of existing patients and also possibly, a contributing immigration component. These factors and ...

Hotspots mutational analysis of Wilms tumor 1 gene in acute myeloid leukaemia; prevalence and clinical correlation in North Indian population.

Background: The pathogenic role of Wilms tumor 1 gene (WT1) is well known in renal cancer. However, recently, its over expression is been documented in cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and myelodysplastic syndrome ...

Mortality trends in sickle cell patients.

Background: Sickle cell disease affects a significant portion of US patients with African descent. It continues to be one of the leading causes of frequent hospitalizations and high in-hospital morality risk. Until the approval of disease-modifying therapies ...

Magnitude of anemia and undernutrition among HIV-infected children who took HAART: a retrospective follow-up study.

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that affects the immune system, the body’s natural defence system. It is a virus spreading through certain body fluids that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the Cluster ...

Outcomes of hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction and immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a cross sectional study over 15 years.

Background: Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by low platelet counts and mucocutaneous bleeding. The outcomes of hospitalized patients with ITP and myocardial infarction (MI) have not been extensively studied ...

Treatment protocols for BK virus associated hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents a vital curative choice for many disease. However its outcome can be hampered by a variety of transplant associated complications. Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) considered as one of the major difficulties ...

Comparison of efficacy between sequential ventilation and conventional invasive mechanical ventilation in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension complicated with respiratory failure.

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) is a serious progressive and fatal pulmonary disease characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure. Mechanical sequential ventilation has been gradually applied in the treatment of patients with PAH complicated ...

Real-world experience of eltrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia.

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is characterized by decreased platelet count in the peripheral circulation. The first-line therapy is corticosteroids with 53-80% overall response rate. Eltrombopag has been used as second-line therapy in ITP for over a decade ...

Detection value of glycosylated hemoglobin in the diagnosis of diabetic microangiopathy.

Objective: To analyze the detection value of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the diagnosis of diabetic microangiopathy. Methods: A total of 45 diabetic patients with microangiopathy treated in our hospital from January 2017 to December 2017 were enrolled ...

Peripheral blood involvement in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is an aggressive variant of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, occurring in elderly patients without any gender predisposition. It accounts for 1-2% of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Although characterized by some peculiar ...

Promising preventive and therapeutic effects of TaibUVID nutritional supplements for COVID-19 pandemic: towards better public prophylaxis and treatment (A retrospective study).

Adjuvant nutritional treatment is a commonly overlooked topic when treating lethal viral diseases as COVID-19 pandemic. We recently introduced TaibUVID nutritional supplements (nigella sativa, chamomile and natural honey) as adjuvants for COVID-19 contacts, ...

HV2 fragment mutations in β-thalassemia patients and a new base pair insertion of high-altitude cases.

Worldwide, thalassemia represents one of the most common genetic disorders. There is a prevalence of Beta-thalassemia in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), however there is a genetic counseling availability and an existence of mandatory premarital testing ...

MEF2C expression, but not absence of bi-allelic deletion of TCR gamma chains (ABD), is a predictor of patient outcome in Indian T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Emerging evidence suggests existence of three prognostically relevant molecular entities among immature T-ALL-early thymic precursor ALL (ETP-ALL), T-ALL with the absence of biallelic deletion of TCRγ chains (ABD) and MEF2C (Myocyte Enhancer Factor ...

An unorthodox pathophysiology of severe cases of COVID-19 the weak heme hypothesis.

Important amount of severe cases is the main concern in COVID-19 pandemic. It could be the running cause of the burn out of the health system in many countries. The aim of this paper is to suggest a pathophysiologic hypothesis to explain the main characteristics ...

Effects of Ibrutinib on biophysical parameters of platelet in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with Ibrutinib often present hemorrhagic complications. Platelets dysfunction is well documented by aggregometry and flow cytometry, but the mechanisms by which Ibrutinib treatment influences the ...

The prognostic factors and efficacy of induction chemotherapy in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Background and objective: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of hematological malignancy in adults. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of different treatment measures and prognostic factors for elderly patients with AML. Methods: The ...

Outcomes of adult critically ill patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in united states-analysis from an administrative database from 2007 to 2015.

Background: Severe infections caused by the novel coronavirus 2 display similarities to secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). However, HLH is a rare disease and has not been well described in critically ill patients. Methods: We used the ...

Clinical utility of procalcitonin in bacterial infections in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Background: Infections are major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT). Objective: To assess role of serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a useful biomarker for the infections and outcomes in these patients. ...

The relationship between serum ferritin level and fibrosis and splenomegaly in myelofibrosis.

Introduction: Myelofibrosis (MF) is a disease in which the grade of bone marrow fibrosis increases in proportion to the degree of extramedullary hematopoiesis and splenomegaly. Associated with increased cytokines and inflammation, anemia deepens and an ...

Increased immature T-cells detected by flow cytometry in post chemotherapeutic patients with acute myeloid leukemia, a case report and small series study.

Detection of minimal/measurable residual disease (MRD) in bone marrow specimens by flow cytometry is widely used in patients with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). It plays a central role in guiding treatment and assessing prognosis. However, ...