American Journal of Hematology

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February 2012

Volume 87, Issue 2

Pages 133–243

  1. Editorial Perspectives

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Guidelines for pediatric management of severe chronic neutropenia (page 133)

      David C. Dale and Laurence A. Boxer

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23107

    2. Intravenous or oral iron? (pages 134–135)

      Tim J. Littlewood

      Article first published online: 3 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22249

  2. Original Articles

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Pruritus in primary myelofibrosis: Clinical and laboratory correlates (pages 136–138)

      Brianna E. Vaa, Alexandra P. Wolanskyj, Lindsey Roeker, Animesh Pardanani, Terra L. Lasho, Christy M. Finke and Ayalew Tefferi

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22215

    2. Electrocardiographic consequences of cardiac iron overload in thalassemia major (pages 139–144)

      Jon Detterich, Leila Noetzli, Fred Dorey, Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Paul Harmatz, Thomas Coates and John Wood

      Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22205

    3. Thrombin generation reveals high procoagulant potential in the plasma of sickle cell disease children (pages 145–149)

      Denis F. Noubouossie, Phu Quoc Lê, Francis Corazza, France Debaugnies, Laurence Rozen, Alina Ferster and Anne Demulder

      Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22206

    4. Response-adjusted ISS (RaISS) is a simple and reliable prognostic scoring system for predicting progression-free survival in transplanted patients with multiple myeloma (pages 150–154)

      Alessandro Corso, Monica Galli, Silvia Mangiacavalli, Fausto Rossini, Andrea Nozza, Cristiana Pascutto, Vittorio Montefusco, Luca Baldini, Anna Maria Cafro, Claudia Crippa, Mario Cazzola and Paolo Corradini

      Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22220

    5. Pancreatic iron and glucose dysregulation in thalassemia major (pages 155–160)

      Leila J. Noetzli, Steven D. Mittelman, Richard M. Watanabe, Thomas D. Coates and John C. Wood

      Article first published online: 24 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22223

    6. Polymorphism in the protease-activated receptor-4 gene region associates with platelet activation and perioperative myocardial injury (pages 161–166)

      Jochen D. Muehlschlegel, Tjörvi E. Perry, Kuang-Yu Liu, Amanda A. Fox, Shane A. Smith, Peter Lichtner, Charles D. Collard, Stanton K. Shernan, John H. Hartwig, Simon C. Body and Karin M. Hoffmeister

      Article first published online: 7 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22244

    7. Pituitary iron and volume predict hypogonadism in transfusional iron overload (pages 167–171)

      Leila J. Noetzli, Ashok Panigrahy, Steven D. Mittelman, Aleya Hyderi, Ani Dongelyan, Thomas D. Coates and John C. Wood

      Article first published online: 27 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22247

    8. Retrospective analysis of weekly intravenous immunoglobulin prophylaxis versus intravenous immunoglobulin by IgG level monitoring in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (pages 172–174)

      Joshua E. Howell, Alison M. Gulbis, Richard E. Champlin and Muzaffar H. Qazilbash

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22229

  3. Critical Reviews

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Environmental, lifestyle, and familial/ethnic factors associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms (pages 175–182)

      Lesley A. Anderson, Andrew S. Duncombe, Maria Hughes, Moyra E. Mills, Jessica C. Wilson and Mary F. McMullin

      Article first published online: 11 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22212

  4. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report

    1. A Continuing Medical Education Series

      Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: 2012 update on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (pages 183–189)

      Morie A. Gertz

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22248

  5. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report

    1. Morphology Update

      Malaria – one swallow makes a summer (page 190)

      Barbara J. Bain

      Article first published online: 26 SEP 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22122

    2. Solving Clinical Problems in Blood Diseases

      Systemic mastocytosis with associated clonal hematological non-mast-cell lineage disease: A case review (pages 191–193)

      Celalettin Ustun, Natasha M. Savage, Jason Gotlib, Kapil Bhalla, Elizabeth Manaloor and Tracy I. George

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22208

    3. Test of the Month

      Test of the month: The chromogenic antifactor Xa assay (pages 194–196)

      Eric Gehrie and Michael Laposata

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22222

    4. Images in Hematology

      Leukocytosis: The mysteries within (page 197)

      Javier Munoz and Yue Guo

      Article first published online: 3 AUG 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22085

    5. Diagnostic Imaging in Hematology

      Uveitis as the initial manifestation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (pages 198–200)

      Thomas S.Y. Chan, Harinder Gill, Anskar Y.H. Leung, Wai-Man Chan, Pek-Lan Khong and Yok-Lam Kwong

      Article first published online: 21 SEP 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22124

    6. Bone Marrow Update

      Peripheral blood and bone marrow findings in B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma (pages 201–202)

      Osman S. Ahmad, Keith Fishlock, Philippa May, Ed Kanfer and Kikkeri N. Naresh

      Article first published online: 3 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22207

  6. Letters

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Blood tests may predict early primary myelofibrosis in patients presenting with essential thrombocythemia (pages 203–204)

      Alessandra Carobbio, Guido Finazzi, Juergen Thiele, Hans-Michael Kvasnicka, Francesco Passamonti, Elisa Rumi, Marco Ruggeri, Francesco Rodeghiero, Maria Luigia Randi, Irene Bertozzi, Alessandro M. Vannucchi, Elisabetta Antonioli, Heinz Gisslinger, Veronika Buxhofer-Ausch, Naseema Gangat, Alessandro Rambaldi, Ayalew Tefferi and Tiziano Barbui

      Article first published online: 11 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22241

    2. TP53 mutations and polymorphisms in primary myelofibrosis (pages 204–206)

      Sania Raza, David Viswanatha, Lori Frederick, Terra Lasho, Christy Finke, Ryan Knudson, Rhett Ketterling, Animesh Pardanani and Ayalew Tefferi

      Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22216

    3. Relative efficacy of steroid therapy in immune thrombocytopenia mediated by anti-platelet GPIIbIIIa versus GPIbα antibodies (pages 206–208)

      Qingshu Zeng, Lingyan Zhu, Lili Tao, Jing Bao, Mingzhen Yang, Elisa K. Simpson, Conglei Li, Dianne E. van der Wal, Pingguo Chen, Christopher M. Spring, Mingli Wang, Lingjie Zhang, Changgeng Ruan, Ming Hou, Ruixiang Xia and Heyu Ni

      Article first published online: 3 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22211

    4. Practical approach for characterization of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in countries with population ethnically heterogeneous: Description of seven new G6PD mutants (pages 208–210)

      Kamran Moradkhani, Chadia Mekki, Michel Bahuau, Valerie Li Thiao Te, Muriel Holder, Serge Pissard, Claude Préhu, Christian Rose, Henri Wajcman and Frédéric Galactéros

      Article first published online: 3 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22218

    5. Treatment of molecular relapse in patients with acute myeloid leukemia using clofarabine monotherapy (pages 211–213)

      Zdenek Racil, Martina Toskova, Dana Dvorakova, Ivana Jeziskova, Filip Razga, Lucie Buresova, Shira Timilsina and Jiri Mayer

      Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22213

    6. The potential role of pre-transplant HBcIgG seroposivity as predictor of clinically relevant cytomegalovirus infection in patients with lymphoma undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A study from the Rome Transplant Network (pages 213–217)

      Francesco Marchesi, Federica Giannotti, Giuseppe Avvisati, Maria Concetta Petti, Fulvia Pimpinelli, Pierpaolo Paba, Maria Laura Dessanti, Raffaella Cerretti, Maria Cristina Tirindelli, Alessandra Picardi, Mariella D'Andrea, Antonio Spadea, Fabrizio Ensoli, Carlo Federico Perno, Andrea Mengarelli and William Arcese

      Article first published online: 11 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22214

    7. Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: Molecular characterization of the unusually high fetal hemoglobin phenotype in African Americans (pages 217–219)

      Idowu Akinsheye, Nadia Solovieff, Duyen Ngo, Anita Malek, Paola Sebastiani, Martin H. Steinberg and David H.K. Chui

      Article first published online: 3 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22221

    8. Spontaneous graft versus host disease occurring in a patient with multiple myeloma after autologous stem cell transplant (pages 219–221)

      Christian Fidler, Thomas Klumpp, Kenneth Mangan, MaryEllen Martin, Manish Sharma, Robert Emmons, Meina Lu and Patricia Kropf

      Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22227

    9. Transfusional iron overload in children with sickle cell anemia on chronic transfusion therapy for secondary stroke prevention (pages 221–223)

      Janet L. Kwiatkowski, Alan R. Cohen, Julian Garro, Ofelia Alvarez, Ramamorrthy Nagasubramanian, Sharada Sarnaik, Alexis Thompson, Gerald M. Woods, William Schultz, Nicole Mortier, Peter Lane, Brigitta Mueller, Nancy Yovetich and Russell E. Ware, for the SWiTCH Study Investigators

      Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22228

    10. Complications of implantable venous access devices in patients with sickle cell disease (pages 224–226)

      Nirmish Shah, Daniel Landi, Radhika Shah, Jennifer Rothman, Laura M. De Castro and Courtney D. Thornburg

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22230

    11. Inhibition of cell-mediated immunity by the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat: Implications for therapy of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (pages 226–228)

      Sasha Stephen, Kelly A. Morrissey, Bernice M. Benoit, Ellen J. Kim, Carmela C. Vittorio, Sunita D. Nasta, Louise C. Showe, Maria Wysocka and Alain H. Rook

      Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22231

    12. The diagnostic value of biopsy of small peripheral lymph nodes in patients with suspected lymphoma (pages 228–230)

      Beverly W. Baron and Joseph M. Baron

      Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22240

    13. Safety of plasma-derived protein C for treating disseminated intravascular coagulation in adult patients with active cancer (pages 230–232)

      Alessandra Malato, Giorgia Saccullo, Lucio Lo Coco, Clementina Caracciolo, Simona Raso, Marco Santoro, Valentina Zammit and Sergio Siragusa

      Article first published online: 7 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22238

  7. Correspondence

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Severe hypocalcemia and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome under deferasirox therapy for myelodysplasic syndrome (page 233)

      Benoit Ben Said, A. Rozieres, Olivier Martin, Jean-Francois Nicolas and Frederic Berard

      Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22224

    2. Comment on: Neutropenia and anemia with reduced serum vitamin B(12) (pages 233–234)

      Sarah Kamel, Zhong Lu and Ken Sikaris

      Article first published online: 21 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22226

  8. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report

    1. Top of page
    2. Editorial Perspectives
    3. Original Articles
    4. Critical Reviews
    5. Annual Clinical Updates in Hematological Malignancies
    6. Clinical Pearls in Blood Diseases
    7. Letters
    8. Correspondence
    9. Consensus Conference - Meeting Report
    1. Clinical trial opportunities in hemostasis and thrombosis: NHBLI State-of-the-science symposium (pages 235–238)

      Douglas B. Cines, Morris A. Blajchman, Katherine A. High and James B. Bussel, for the State-of-the Science Symposium Hemostasis-Thrombosis Committee

      Article first published online: 25 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22225

    2. Congenital and acquired neutropenias consensus guidelines on therapy and follow-up in childhood from the Neutropenia Committee of the Marrow Failure Syndrome Group of the AIEOP (Associazione Italiana Emato-Oncologia Pediatrica) (pages 238–243)

      Francesca Fioredda, Michaela Calvillo, Sonia Bonanomi, Tiziana Coliva, Fabio Tucci, Piero Farruggia, Marta Pillon, Baldassarre Martire, Roberta Ghilardi, Ugo Ramenghi, Daniela Renga, Giuseppe Menna, Anna Pusiol, Angelica Barone, Eleonora Gambineri, Giovanni Palazzi, Gabriella Casazza, Marina Lanciotti and Carlo Dufour

      Article first published online: 27 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22242

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