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BMC Blood Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of blood disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
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BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :3
Benign neutropenia, a naturally low white blood cell count without increased infection risk, is prevalent in Arab people and should be considered when assessing haematological variables in this population.
BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :2
Prior occurrence of vaso-occlusive crisis and development of renal failure are associated with a higher risk of readmission to hospital in people with sickle cell disease, although different statistical methodologies suggest there are other individual factors to be considered.
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Research article
Application of tri-colour, dual fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) system for the characterization of BCR-ABL1 fusion in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) and residual disease monitoring Lisa LP Siu, Edmond SK Ma, Wai-shan Wong, Man-hong Chan, Kit-fai Wong BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence, phenotype and inheritance of benign neutropenia in Arabs Srdjan Denic, Saad Showqi, Christoph Klein, Mohamed Takala, Nicollas Nagelkerke, Mukesh M Agarwal BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :3 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors associated with hospital readmission in sickle cell disease Monique Morgado Loureiro, Suely Rozenfeld, Marilia S BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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FIP1L1-PDGFRA molecular analysis in the differential diagnosis of eosinophiliaGedeon Loules, Fani Kalala, Nikolaos Giannakoulas, Emmanouil Papadakis, Panagiota Matsouka, Matthaios Speletas BMC Blood Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Estimation of transient increases in bleeding risk associated with physical activity in children with haemophilia Carolyn R Broderick, Robert D Herbert, Jane Latimer, Chris Barnes, Julie A Curtin, Paul Monagle BMC Blood Disorders 2008, 8 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Safety of intramuscular influenza vaccine in patients receiving oral anticoagulation therapy: a single blinded multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial Josep Casajuana, Bego BMC Blood Disorders 2008, 8 :1 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of delayed initiation of erythropoietin in critically ill patients Jeremiah J Duby, Brian L Erstad, Jacob Abarca, James M Camamo, Yvonne Huckleberry, Stuart N Bramblett BMC Blood Disorders 2007, 7 :1 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Spontaneous intra-peritoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin, presenting as an acute appendicitis: a case report and review of literature Jayesh Sagar, Vikas Kumar, Dharmendra K Shah, Ashok Bhatnagar BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :7 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic background determines response to hemostasis and thrombosis Jane Hoover-Plow, Aleksey Shchurin, Erika Hart, Jingfeng Sha, Annie E Hill, Jonathan B Singer, Joseph H Nadeau BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :6 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Biology ]
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Birth characteristics and the risk of childhood leukaemias and lymphomas in New Zealand: a case-control study Donny IM Wong, John D Dockerty BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :5 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Geographical patterns in blood lead in relation to industrial emissions and traffic in Swedish children, 1978-2007 Emilie Stroh, Thomas Lundh, Anna Oudin, Staffan Skerfving, Ulf Stromberg BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :225 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
HIV/AIDS, parasites and co-infections: publication patterns in China Li-Guang Tian, Peter Steinmann, Jia-Xu Chen, Shao-Hong Chen, Xiao-Nong Zhou Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2 :31 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original clinical investigation
Plasma TF activity predicts cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction Birgit A Steppich, Siegmund Lorenz Braun, Andreas Stein, Gabriele Demetz, Philip Groha, Albert Schomig, Nicolas von Beckerath, Adnan Kastrati, Ilka Ott Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7 :11 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The novel RASSF6 and RASSF10 candidate tumour suppressor genes are frequently epigenetically inactivated in childhood leukaemias Luke B Hesson, Thomas L Dunwell, Wendy N Cooper, Daniel Catchpoole, Anna T Brini, Raffaella Chiaramonte, Mike Griffiths, Andrew D Chalmers, Eamonn R Maher, Farida Latif Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :42 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Co-existence of acute myeloid leukemia with multilineage dysplasia and Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis Michihide Tokuhira, Kyoko Hanzawa, Reiko Watanabe, Yasunobu Sekiguchi, Tomoe Nemoto, Yasuo Toyozumi, Jun-ichi Tamaru, Shinji Itoyama, Katsuya Suzuki, Hideto Kameda, Shigehisa Mori, Masahiro Kizaki Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :27 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Meeting report
Transplantation of selected or transgenic blood stem cells Gero H Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12 :10 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Is there a relationship between factor V Leiden and type 2 diabetes? Corrado Lodigiani, Paola Ferrazzi, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Luca Libr Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :52 (26 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Primary stroke prevention for sickle cell disease in north-east Italy: the role of ethnic issues in establishing a Transcranial Doppler screening program Raffaella Colombatti, Giorgio Meneghetti, Mario Emani, Marta Pierobon, Laura Sainati Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009, 35 :15 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Adult B lymphoblastic leukaemia/lymphoma with hypodiploidy (-9) and a novel chromosomal translocation t(7;12)(q22;p13) presenting with severe eosinophilia Farhat Abbas Bhatti, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Zafar Ali Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :26 (21 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original clinical investigation
Plasma fibrinolysis is related to the degree of organ dysfunction but not to the concentration of von Willebrand Factor in critically ill patients Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Sandra Ollieuz, Michael Piagnerelli, Patrick Biston, Philippe Cauchie, Jean-Louis Vincent, Dany Brohee, Michel Vanhaeverbeek Thrombosis Journal 2009, 7 :10 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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