Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in oral lichen planus patients with macrocytosis [PDF]
Journal of Dental SciencesBackground/purpose: Macrocytosis is defined as having the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ≥ 100 fL. This study evaluated whether 36 oral lichen planus (OLP) patients with macrocytosis (macrocytosis/OLP patients) had significantly higher frequencies of ...
Julia Yu-Fong Chang +5 more
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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in gastric parietal cell antibody-positive and -negative oral lichen planus patients [PDF]
Journal of Dental SciencesBackground/purpose: Our previous study found the serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity in 23.6 % of oral lichen planus (OLP) patients. This study assessed whether GPCA-positive OLP (GPCA+OLP) patients had significantly higher frequencies
Yu-Hsueh Wu +5 more
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Could macrocytosis predict survival In advanced breast cancer patients that were treated with CDK 4–6 inhibitors? [PDF]
BreastIntroduction: Cyclin Dependent Kinase (CDK) 4–6 inhibitors are the recommended first-line treatment option for hormone-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). They show their effects by causing cell cycle arrest in G1-S phase.
Ilkay Gültürk +5 more
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An erythrocyte macrocytosis by methotrexate is associated with early initiation of biologic or targeted synthetic agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesObjective: An association between increased erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and treatment response in patients with inflammatory arthritis receiving methotrexate (MTX) has been reported.
In-Woon Baek, Kyung-Su Park, Ki-Jo Kim
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Factors related to mean corpuscular volume in HFE p.C282Y homozygotes [PDF]
eJHaemIntroduction The aim of this study was to define the relationships between factors other than transferrin saturation (TS) to mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and macrocytosis (MCV > 100 fL) in HFE p.C282Y (rs1800562) homozygotes.
James C. Barton +2 more
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High-folate-low-vitamin B12 interaction syndrome [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineIntroduction: Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterised by haematological and neurological complications, from mild symptoms (e.g. fatigue and paraesthesia), to severe symptoms (e.g. pancytopenia and combined degeneration of the spinal cord).
Claudia Cicchini +4 more
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Mean corpuscular volume as a prognostic factor for 30-day mortality in major trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWe investigated the clinical implications of the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in patients with major trauma. This single-center retrospective review included 2021 trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit between January 2016 and June 2020. We
Hanlim Choi +8 more
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Changes in Erythrocytes in 88 Hyperthyroid Cats [PDF]
AnimalsBackground: There is only a limited number of studies that show alterations in erythrocytes in feline hyperthyroidism. Discrepancies between the findings of these studies may be caused by the presence of concurrent diseases and the use of various ...
Olga Gójska-Zygner +4 more
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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in oral lichen planus patients with vitamin B12 deficiency [PDF]
Journal of Dental SciencesBackground/purpose: Our previous study found that 60 of 588 oral lichen planus (OLP) patients have vitamin B12 deficiency. This study assessed whether the vitamin B12-deficient OLP (B12D/OLP) patients had significantly higher frequencies of anemia ...
Yu-Hsueh Wu +5 more
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Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 Background/purpose: Macrocytosis is defined as having the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ≥ 100 fL. This study evaluated whether 46 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients with macrocytosis had significantly higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic ...
Ying-Tai Jin +5 more
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