Original Articles
Redefining monosomy 5 by molecular cytogenetics in 23 patients with MDS/AML
Angèle Herry, Nathalie Douet-Guilbert, Frédéric Morel, Marie-Josée Le Bris, Marc De Braekeleer
p.457–467
The prognostic significance of cytogenetic aberrations in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia. A study of the Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG)
David R. Betts, Roland A. Ammann, Andreas Hirt, Heinz Hengartner, Maja Beck-Popovic, Thomas Kuhne, Luisa Nobile, Ueli Caflisch, Pierre Wacker, Felix K. Niggli
p.468–476
Long-term outcome of intensive chemotherapy for adults with de novo acute myeloid leukaemia (AML): the nationwide AML-92 study by the Finnish Leukaemia Group
Pirjo Koistinen, Riikka Räty, Maija Itälä, Esa Jantunen, Elli Koivunen, Tapio Nousiainen, Tarja-Terttu Pelliniemi, Kari Remes, Tapani Ruutu, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, Timo Siitonen, Raija Silvennoinen, Liisa Volin, Erkki Elonen for the Finnish Leukaemia Group
p.477–486
Retrospective nationwide survey of Japanese patients with transfusion-dependent MDS and aplastic anemia highlights the negative impact of iron overload on morbidity/mortality
Masaaki Takatoku, Takashi Uchiyama, Shinichiro Okamoto, Yuzuru Kanakura, Kenichi Sawada, Masao Tomonaga, Shinji Nakao, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Mine Harada, Takashi Murate, Keiya Ozawa on behalf of the Japanese National Research Group on Idiopathic Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
p.487–494
Oral health risks associated with HLA-types of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Tereza Dobr, Jakob Passweg, Catherine Weber, André Tichelli, Dominik Heim, Jürg Meyer, Alois Gratwohl, Tuomas Waltimo
p.495–499
Bone changes in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia: a histomorphometric and microcomputed tomographic study
Aline Schmidt, Odile Blanchet, Mamoun Dib, Michel F. Baslé, Norbert Ifrah, Daniel Chappard
p.500–509
Lysophosphatidic acid protection against apoptosis in the human pre-B-cell line Nalm-6
Yumiko Satoh, Ryunosuke Ohkawa, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Katsumi Higashi, Makoto Kaneko, Hiromitsu Yokota, Junken Aoki, Hiroyuki Arai, Yasuhito Yuasa, Yutaka Yatomi
p.510–517
Health-related quality of life measured by the Short Form 36 in immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a cross-sectional survey in China
Zeping Zhou, Li Yang, Zhenping Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Ye Guo, Xiaoyan Wang, Xunwei Dong, Tingting Wang, Lei Zhang, Zhiyong Qiu, Renchi Yang
p.518–523
Predictive value of discrimination indices in differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia trait
Cengiz Beyan, Kürsat Kaptan, Ahmet Ifran
p.524–526
Neurotoxicity upon infusion of dimethylsulfoxide-cryopreserved peripheral blood stem cells in patients with and without pre-existing cerebral disease
Lutz P. Mueller, Sebastian Theurich, Maximilian Christopeit, Wilfried Grothe, Anke Muetherig, Thomas Weber, Susanne Guenther, Gerhard Behre
p.527–531
A cost-effectiveness analysis of caspofungin vs. liposomal amphotericin B for treatment of suspected fungal infections in the UK
Karin Bruynesteyn, Vanya Gant, Catherine McKenzie, Tony Pagliuca, Chris Poynton, Ritesh N. Kumar, Jeroen P. Jansen
p.532–539
Case Reports
Correction of anemia in a transfusion-dependent patient with primary myelofibrosis receiving iron chelation therapy with deferasirox (Exjade®, ICL670)
Anna Angela Di Tucci, Roberta Murru, Daniele Alberti, Bertrand Rabault, Simona Deplano, Emanuele Angelucci
p.540–542
Acute myeloid leukaemia secondary to treatment with capecitabine for metastatic colorectal cancer
Susan Shapiro, George Hughes, Magda Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Eamon O’Reilly, Subramanian Ramesh, Jason Smith, Riz Ahmad, Charlotte Dawson, Pippa Riddle, Mallika Sekhar
p.543–544
Letters to the Editor
Rapid elimination of circulating leukemia cells with a small dose of alemtuzumab in refractory aggressive NK-cell leukemia
Makoto Sasaki, Koichi Sugimoto, Shimpei Kawahara, Hajime Yasuda, Hiroko Suto, and Kazuo Oshimi
p.545–545
Reply to Sue Richards’ Letter to the Editor: ‘Omission of evidence from review on prophylaxis of fungal infections’
Johan Maertens
p.546–546
Omission of evidence from review on prophylaxis of fungal infections
Sue Richards
p.546–546
Clinical Pictures
Acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML-M1) presenting with prominent gingival hypertrophy
Atilla Ozkan, Ridvan Ali, Fahir Ozkalemkas, Tulay Ozcelik, Vildan Ozkocaman
p.547–547
Isolated granulocytic sarcoma involving the mediastinum and bilateral cervical lymph nodes
Vassilios Vassiliou, Christos Christopoulos, Dimitrios Kardamakis, Maria Tinniakou, Maria Puglisi, Dimitrios Vomvas, Panagiota Matsouka
p.548–548
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