Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 BackgroundThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic increased mortality and morbidity among immunocompromised populations. Vaccination is the most important preventive measure, however, its effectiveness among patients depending on maintenance immunoglobulin G (IgG ...
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Characterization of the complications associated with plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura and related thrombotic microangiopathic anaemias: a single institution experience. [PDF]
, 2014 Plasma exchange (PEX) is a life-saving therapeutic procedure in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP) and other thrombotic microangiopathic anaemias (TMAs). However, it may be associated with significant complications, exacerbating the
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Bone Reports, 2019 Background: Blood for transfusion is lifesaving and essential to many elements of modern medical practice. The global blood supply relies on volunteer blood donors.
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Animals, 2021 In patients with solid tumors, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) spread in their blood and function as a seed for metastases. However, the study of CTCs has been limited by their rarity, low frequency, and heterogeneity.
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Eluate derived by extracorporal antibody-based immunoadsorption elevates the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in podocytes via B-2 kinin receptors [PDF]
, 2002 Background/Aim: Patients with idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) often develop a recurrence of the disease after kidney transplantation.
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Leucoreduction of blood components. an effective way to increase blood safety? [PDF]
, 2015 Over the past 30 years, it has been demonstrated that removal of white blood cells from blood components is effective in preventing some adverse reactions such as febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions, immunisation against human leucocyte antigens
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Familial hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review of guidelines on genetic testing and patient management [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism that causes lifelong exposure to increased LDL levels resulting in premature coronary heart disease and, if untreated, death.
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017 BackgroundHyperphosphatemia is a major factor promoting the formation of arterial medial calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, arterial medial calcification begins to occur during the early stages of CKD, when hyperphosphatemia is not ...
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Centre, Srinagar, India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is a procedure in which blood is passed extracorporeally through an automated cell separator which separates plasma from cellular components of blood.
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The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer consensus statement on immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate carcinoma. [PDF]
, 2016 Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. In recent years, several new agents, including cancer immunotherapies, have been approved or are currently being ...
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