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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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Research article
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 ]
Research article
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 ]
Case report
Extensive myocardial infiltration by hemopoietic precursors in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome Farrah J Mateen, Sheila R Harding, Anurag Saxena BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :4 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Insights into age- and sickle-cell-disease- interaction using principal components analysis Mamta Sharma, Manju R Mamtani, Manik Amin, Tushar P Thakre, Smita Sharma, Amit Amin, Hemant Kulkarni BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :3 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The effect of an exercise intervention on aerobic fitness, strength and quality of life in children with haemophilia (ACTRN012605000224628) Carolyn R Broderick, Robert D Herbert, Jane Latimer, Julie A Curtin, Hiran C Selvadurai BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :2 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain Rao V Wunnava, Trevor M Hunt BMC Blood Disorders 2006, 6 :1 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Total blood lymphocyte counts in hemochromatosis probands with HFE C282Y homozygosity: relationship to severity of iron overload and HLA-A and -B alleles and haplotypes James C Barton, Howard W Wiener, Ronald T Acton, Rodney CP Go BMC Blood Disorders 2005, 5 :5 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
Research article
L-Glutamine therapy reduces endothelial adhesion of sickle red blood cells to human umbilical vein endothelial cells Yutaka Niihara, Neil M Matsui, Yamin M Shen, Dean A Akiyama, Cage S Johnson, M Alenor Sunga, John Magpayo, Stephen H Embury, Vijay K Kalra, Seong Ho Cho, Kouichi R Tanaka BMC Blood Disorders 2005, 5 :4 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Life-threatening biopsy of an iliopsoas pseudotumour in a patient with haemophilia: a case report
Azan S Al Saadi, Ali H Al Wadan, Samir A EL Hamarneh, Mohamed E Emad Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :135 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Splenic rupture as the presenting manifestation of primary splenic angiosarcoma in a teenage woman: a case report Andreas Manouras, Panagiotis Giannopoulos, Levon Toufektzian, Haridimos Markogiannakis, Emmanuel E Lagoudianakis, Artemisia Papadima, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Filis, Panagiotis Kekis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :133 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Primary research
Ku86 exists as both a full-length and a protease-sensitive natural variant in multiple myeloma cells Charles A Gullo, Feng Ge, Geraline Cow, Gerrard Teoh Cancer Cell International 2008, 8 :4 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate article
Recombinant proteins in therapeutics: haemophilia treatment as an example Antonio Liras International Archives of Medicine 2008, 1 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original research
Use of ultraviolet light irradiated multiple myeloma cells as immunogens to generate tumor-specific cytolytic T lymphocytes Charles A Gullo, William YK Hwang, Chye K Poh, Melvin Au, Geraline Cow, Gerrard Teoh Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2008, 6 :2 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Eosinopenia is a reliable marker of sepsis on admission in medical intensive care units
Khalid K Abidi, Ibtissam I Khoudri, Jihane J Belayachi, Naoufel N Madani, Aicha A Zekraoui, Amine Ali AA Zeggwagh, Redouane R Abouqal Critical Care 2008, 12 :R59 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
Research article
Clinical and prognostic analysis of hepatitis B virus infected diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Feng Wang, Rui-hua Xu, Hui-yan Luo, Dong-sheng Zhang, Wen-qi Jiang, Hui-qiang Huang, Xiao-fei Sun, Zhong-jun Xia, Zhong-zhen Guan BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :115 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Characteristic expression of HTLV-1 basic zipper factor (HBZ) transcripts
in HTLV-1 provirus-positive cells
Tetsuya Usui, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kunihiro Tsukasaki, Ken Murata, Hiroo Hasegawa, Yasuaki Yamada, Shimeru Kamihira Retrovirology 2008, 5 :34 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
In vivo endothelial gene regulation in diabetes J Gregory Maresh, Ralph V Shohet Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008, 7 :8 (19 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Myeloproliferative disorder FOP-FGFR1 fusion kinase recruits phosphoinositide-3 kinase and phospholipase C H Molecular Cancer 2008, 7 :30 (15 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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