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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin +17 more
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Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2007 A hemoglobina S (HbS) é uma das alterações hematológicas hereditárias de maior freqüência. No Brasil, a prevalência do traço falciforme (HbAS) varia de 2% a 8%.
Mitiko Murao, Maria Helena C. Ferraz
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad +9 more
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Hemoglobin D-Punjab: origin, distribution and laboratory diagnosis
Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2015 This review discusses hemoglobin D-Punjab, also known as hemoglobin D-Los Angeles, one of the most common hemoglobin variants worldwide. It is derived from a point mutation in the beta-globin gene (HBB: c.364G>C; rs33946267) prevalent in the Punjab ...
Lidiane de Souza Torres +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
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Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease/HBE patient, A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 The presented case will shed some light on one of the rarest complications of HBSE disease, which is acute chest syndrome, and will highlight the management of that complication.
Ibrahim Khamees +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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Quantitative studies of nucleic acids in the cell with microspectrophotometer. II. Nucleic acid and hemoglobin contents in erythroid cells of frog and hen [PDF]
, 1959 Using the erythroid cells of Rana nigromaculata the hemoglobin synthesis has been studied in the relation of DNA and RNA contents. Results showed that the hemoglobin synthesis starts in the early stage of erythroblast but becomes marked just before the ...
Utsumi, Kozo
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Aspartic protease activities of schistosomes cleave mammalian hemoglobins in a host-specific manner
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007 We examined the efficiency of digestion of hemoglobin from four mammalian species, human, cow, sheep, and horse by acidic extracts of mixed sex adults of Schistosoma japonicum and S. mansoni. Activity ascribable to aspartic protease(s) from S.
Jeffrey W Koehler +3 more
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