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Image: Examples of erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) from normal to pathological conditions. This test indirectly measures the degree of inflammation present in the body (Photo courtesy of The Netherland Association for Hematology).

Biomarker in Adolescence Linked to Early Mortality

Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators. More...
27 Sep 2019
Image: The ID Core XT BLOODchip is a molecular-based assay used in blood transfusion medicine to help determine blood compatibility and could supplement the classical blood match methodology (Photo courtesy of Progenika Biopharma SA).

Next-Gen Sequencing Matches Blood Group Antigens for Transfusion

Transfusion is the procedure of introducing donor material with unknown blood cell antigens into the recipient’s circulatory system. The recipient’s immune system recognizes foreign antigens, produces specific antibodies and sensitization (alloimmunization) occurs. More...
26 Sep 2019
Image: A melanoma on a patient\'s skin. Most melanomas are black or brown, but they may also be skin-colored, pink, red or purple. People with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are at a higher risk for melanomas (Photo courtesy of the National Cancer Institute).

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Linked with Higher Melanoma Risk

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that starts from white blood cells (called lymphocytes) in the bone marrow. More...
19 Sep 2019
Image: The High Mobility Group Box protein 1 (HMGB1) quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (Photo courtesy of Shino-Test Corporation).

Serum HMGB1 Levels Reflect Clinical Features of HLH

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. Hypercytokinemia secreted from dysregulated hyperactivated monocytes, macrophages, T cells and NK cells has been reported to play a major role in HLH. More...
17 Sep 2019
Image: Risk stratification integrating genetic data for factor VIII inhibitor development in patients with severe hemophilia (Photo courtesy of Paris-Saclay University).

Genetics Affect Risk of Developing Factor VIII Inhibitors

For severe hemophilia A (HA) patients, the current standard of care includes regular prophylactic infusions of factor VIII (FVIII) products in order to prevent spontaneous bleeds or on demand infusions to treat bleeds. More...
06 Sep 2019
Image: The Ortho ProVue automated blood bank analyzer (Photo courtesy of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics).

Clinical Specificity of RBC Alloantibodies Studied in Pregnant Women

Maternal red cell immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies can cross the placenta and cause hemolysis of fetal red cells in case of antigenic differences between maternal and fetal red blood cells (RBCs), leading to hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). More...
05 Sep 2019
Image: A peripheral blood smear from a patient with iron deficiency anemia: significant hypochromia and microcytosis is seen, as well as moderate variation in size and shape of the red cells (Photo courtesy of American Society of Hematology).

Toolkit Developed for Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy

The risk of iron deficiency (ID) increases during pregnancy due to an increase in maternal iron requirements to accommodate the expansion of maternal red blood cell (RBC) mass, development of the placenta and fetus, and the loss of blood associated with labor and delivery. More...
04 Sep 2019
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