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    British Journal of Haematology: Volume 120, Issue 2

    i, 175-372
    January‐II 2003
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Forthcoming Issues

British Journal of Haematology: Papers to be published in forthcoming issues

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Images in Haematology

Candidal infection diagnosed on trephine biopsy sections

David M. Clark,  Virginia M. Tringham, 
  • Page: 175
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) of the lung

Raquel De Paz,  Miguel Angel Canales,  Fernando Hernandez-Navarro, 
  • Page: 176
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Review

The role of hydroxyurea in sickle cell disease

Christina Halsey,  Irene A. G. Roberts, 
  • Pages: 177-186
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Guideline

Guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of adult myelodysplastic syndromes

David Bowen,  1 Dominic Culligan,  2 Simon Jowitt,  3 Stephen Kelsey,  4* Ghulam Mufti,  5 David Oscier,  6 Jane Parker,  5 of the UK MDS  Guidelines Group , 
  • Pages: 187-200
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Haematological Malignancy

Defective expression of the T-cell receptor-CD3 ζ chain in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Giovanni F. Torelli,  Rossella Paolini,  Caterina Tatarelli,  Alessandra Soriani,  Antonella Vitale,  Anna Guarini,  Angela Santoni,  Robin Foa, 
  • Pages: 201-208
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Elderly haematological patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia have similar rates of infection and outcome to younger adults: a prospective study of risk-adapted therapy

Julio García-Suárez,  Isabel Krsnik,  Eduardo Reyes,  Dunia De Miguel,  Nuria Hernanz,  Mohamed Barr-Alí,  Carmen Burgaleta, 
  • Pages: 209-216
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Incidence of potential glycosylation sites in immunoglobulin variable regions distinguishes between subsets of Burkitt's lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

Delin Zhu,  Christian H. Ottensmeier,  Ming-Qing Du,  Helen McCarthy,  Freda K. Stevenson, 
  • Pages: 217-222
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

A possible role for the loss of CD27–CD70 interaction in myelomagenesis

Yuta Katayama,  Akira Sakai,  Naohide Oue,  Hideki Asaoku,  Takemi Otsuki,  Takeshi Shiomomura,  Rie Masuda,  Norihiko Hino,  Yasuo Takimoto,  Fumio Imanaka,  Wataru Yasui,  Akiro Kimura, 
  • Pages: 223-234
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Comparison of five biochemical markers of bone resorption in multiple myeloma: elevated pre-treatment levels of S-ICTP and U-Ntx are predictive for early progression of the bone disease during standard chemotherapy

Niels Abildgaard,  Kim Brixen,  Jens E. Kristensen,  Erik F. Eriksen,  Johan L. Nielsen,  Lene Heickendorff, 
  • Pages: 235-242
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Idiotype-pulsed dendritic cells are able to induce antitumoral cytotoxic CD8 cells in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Françoise Vuillier,  Karim Maloum,  Elaine K. Thomas,  Christian Magnac,  Gérard Dumas,  Béatrice Payelle-Brogard,  Pablo Oppezzo,  Guillaume Dighiero,  Daniel Scott-Algara, 
  • Pages: 243-250
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Novel translocations that disrupt the platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRB) gene in BCR–ABL-negative chronic myeloproliferative disorders

E. Joanna Baxter,  Shashikant Kulkarni,  José-Luis Vizmanos,  Rina Jaju,  Giovanni Martinelli,  Nicoletta Testoni,  George Hughes,  Zoryana Salamanchuk,  Maria José Calasanz,  Idoya Lahortiga,  Christopher F. Pocock,  Raymond Dang,  Carrie Fidler,  James S. Wainscoat,  Jacqueline Boultwood,  Nicholas C. P. Cross, 
  • Pages: 251-256
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Overexpression of complement receptors and related antigens on the surface of bone marrow mast cells in patients with systemic mastocytosis

Rosa Núñez-López,  Luis Escribano,  Gerit-Holger Schernthaner,  Aránzazu Prados,  Ramón Rodríguez-González,  Beatriz Díaz-Agustín,  Antonio López,  Alexander Hauswirth,  Peter Valent,  Julia Almeida,  Pilar Bravo,  Alberto Orfao, 
  • Pages: 257-265
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Early detection of meningeal localization in acute promyelocytic leukaemia patients with high presenting leucocyte count

Massimo Breccia,  Ida Carmosino,  Daniela Diverio,  Silvia De Santis,  Maria Stefania De Propris,  Atelda Romano,  Maria C. Petti,  Franco Mandelli,  Francesco Lo-Coco, 
  • Pages: 266-270
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A novel fusion variant of the MORF and CBP genes detected in therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome with t(10;16)(q22;p13)

Kensuke Kojima,  Kinuyo Kaneda,  Chikamasa Yoshida,  Hirokata Dansako,  Nobuharu Fujii,  Tomofumi Yano,  Katsuji Shinagawa,  Masaki Yasukawa,  Shigeru Fujita,  Mitsune Tanimoto, 
  • Pages: 271-273
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Successful treatment of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia with NUP98–HOXD11 fusion transcripts and monitoring of minimal residual disease

Kiminori Terui,  Junichi Kitazawa,  Yoshihiro Takahashi,  Chikako Tohno,  Yasuhide Hayashi,  Takeshi Taketani,  Tomohiko Taki,  Etsuro Ito, 
  • Pages: 274-276
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Risk-adjusted prognostic models for Hodgkin's disease (HD) and grade II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL II): validation on 6728 British National Lymphoma Investigation patients

Su E. Low,  Janet M. Horsman,  Stephen J. Walters,  Helen Hancock,  Paul Smith,  David Linch,  Barry W. Hancock, 
  • Pages: 277-280
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Transplantation

Non-myeloablative allografting from human leucocyte antigen-identical sibling donors for treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in first complete remission

Lyle C. Feinstein,  Brenda M. Sandmaier,  Ute Hegenbart,  Peter A. McSweeney,  David G. Maloney,  Theodore A. Gooley,  Michael B. Maris,  Thomas R. Chauncey,  Benedetto Bruno,  Frederick R. Appelbaum,  Dietger W. Niederwieser,  Rainer F. Storb, 
  • Pages: 281-288
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Bone marrow transplantation for β-thalassaemia major: the UK experience in two paediatric centres

Sarah E. Lawson,  Irene A. G. Roberts,  Persis Amrolia,  Inderjeet Dokal,  Richard Szydlo,  Philip J. Darbyshire, 
  • Pages: 289-295
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Tandem transplants with different high-dose regimens improve the complete remission rates in multiple myeloma. Results of a Grupo Español de Síndromes Linfoproliferativos/Trasplante Autólogo de Médula Ósea phase II trial

Juan José Lahuerta,  Carlos Grande,  Joaquín Martínez-Lopez,  Javier De La Serna,  Rosa Toscano,  María Cruz Ortiz,  Santiago Larregla,  Eulogio Conde,  Andrés Insunza,  José David Gonzalez-San Miguel,  Juan Bargay,  Rafael Cabrera,  Juan Carlos García-Ruiz,  Carmen Albó,  Luis García-Alonso,  Fernando Solano,  Pilar Vivancos,  Angel León,  Jesús San Miguel,  for the Grupo Español de Síndromes Linfoproliferativos/Trasplante Autólogo de Médula Ósea , 
  • Pages: 296-303
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Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma

Masahiro Kami,  Tamae Hamaki,  Shigesaburo Miyakoshi,  Naoko Murashige,  Yoshinobu Kanda,  Ryuji Tanosaki,  Yoichi Takaue,  Shuichi Taniguchi,  Hisamaru Hirai,  Keiya Ozawa,  Masaharu Kasai, 
  • Pages: 304-309
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Platelets, Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Is the factor XIII 34Val/Leu polymorphism a protective factor for cerebrovascular disease?

Georg Endler,  Marion Funk,  Daniela Haering,  Wolfgang Lalouschek,  Wilfried Lang,  Merdad Mirafzal,  Oswald Wagner,  Christine Mannhalter, 
  • Pages: 310-314
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The effects of chemotherapeutic agents on the regulation of thrombin on cell surfaces

Nethnapha Paredes,  Ling Xu,  Leslie R. Berry,  Anthony K. C. Chan, 
  • Pages: 315-324
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Anti-thymocyte globulin treatment of marrow aplasia associated with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) resulted in haematological improvement due to an expansion of the PNH clone

W. C. Cheung,  C. C. K. Lam,  Y. L. Kwong, 
  • Pages: 325-328
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Haemopoiesis and Leucocytes

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration upregulates telomerase activity in CD34+ haematopoietic cells and may prevent telomere attrition after chemotherapy

Martine Szyper-Kravitz,  Orit Uziel,  Hava Shapiro,  Judith Radnay,  Tami Katz,  Jacob M. Rowe,  Michael Lishner,  Meir Lahav, 
  • Pages: 329-336
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

HIV-1 matrix protein p17 enhances the proliferative activity of natural killer cells and increases their ability to secrete proinflammatory cytokines

Marco Vitale,  Arnaldo Caruso,  Maria Antonia De Francesco,  Luigi Rodella,  Luisa Bozzo,  Emirena Garrafa,  Manuela Grassi,  Giuliana Gobbi,  Antonio Cacchioli,  Simona Fiorentini, 
  • Pages: 337-343
  • First Published: 24 January 2003

Red Cells and Iron

Regulated expression of MUC1 epithelial antigen in erythropoiesis

Aurelia Rughetti,  Mauro Biffoni,  Luca Pierelli,  Hassan Rahimi,  Giuseppina Bonanno,  Serena Barachini,  Ilenia Pellicciotta,  Chiara Napoletano,  Edoardo Pescarmona,  Angelo Del Nero,  Patrizia Pignoloni,  Luigi Frati,  Marianna Nuti, 
  • Pages: 344-352
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Impact of disordered puberty on bone density in β-thalassaemia major

Basia K. Bielinski,  Phil J. Darbyshire,  Lynne Mathers,  Nicola J. Crabtree,  Jeremy M. W. Kirk,  Heather F. Stirling,  Nick J. Shaw, 
  • Pages: 353-358
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Circadian variations of transferrin saturation levels in iron-overloaded patients: implications for the screening of C282Y-linked haemochromatosis

Anne Guillygomarc'h,  Jacquelinet Christian,  Moirand Romain,  Quentin Vincent,  David Véronique,  Yves Deugnier, 
  • Pages: 359-363
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A novel 7·9 kb deletion causing α+-thalassaemia in two independent families of Indian origin

Cornelis L. Harteveld,  Peter Van Delft,  Pierre W. Wijermans,  Mies C. Kappers-Klunne,  Jitske Weegenaar,  Monique Losekoot,  Piero C. Giordano, 
  • Pages: 364-366
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Correspondence

Free Access

Long haul flights and deep vein thrombosis: who is at risk?

F. R. Rosendaal,  H. R. Büller,  P. Kesteven,  W. D. Toff, 
  • Page: 367
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Free Access

Severe aplastic anaemia in a child with brachydactyly type c

Eva Svarch,  Julio Fernández,  Reinaldo Pons,  Alejandro González,  Mathew Warman,  Robert Peter Gale, 
  • Pages: 368-369
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Free Access

Reply to Rosendaal et al

Roopen Arya,  Alexander T. Cohen, 
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Free Access

Modified chop-chemotherapy plus rituximab for diffuse large b-cell lymphoma complicating ataxia-telangiectasia

Gabriele Rossi,  Marco Zecca,  Antonietta Marchi,  Piero De Stefano,  Luigi Sammarchi,  Franco Locatelli, 
  • Pages: 369-371
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Announcement

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