Hematology

Automated Malaria Diagnosis Evaluated Using Autoanalyzer
Early and accurate diagnosis of malaria is a critical aspect of efforts to control the disease, and several diagnostic tools are available. Microscopic assessment of a peripheral blood smear enables direct visualization of parasites in infected red blood cells and is the clinical diagnostic gold standard. More...04 Feb 2019

Tumor Sequencing Finds Mutations Caused by Blood Disorder
Clinical sequencing assays aim to identify somatic mutations in cancer cells for accurate diagnosis and treatment. However, most clinical-grade implementations lack patient-matched germline DNA, and supplemental analyses are needed to infer the mutational status of variants. More...15 Jan 2019

New Definition for Plasma Cell Leukemia Proposed
Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an uncommon but aggressive malignancy that accounts for 1% to 2% of all plasma cell dyscrasias. PCL has been defined as the presence of ≥ 20% circulating plasma cells (CPCs) on conventional white blood cell differential count and an absolute plasma cell count of ≥ 2 × 109/L in the peripheral blood. More...09 Jan 2019

Howell-Jolly Body-Like Inclusions Correlated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Howell-Jolly body–like inclusions have been previously associated with patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected, taking antiviral medications, and immunosuppressed. These inclusions appear in neutrophils and resemble Howell-Jolly bodies of normoblasts in abnormal erythropoiesis. More...07 Jan 2019


Macrocytic Anemia Associated with HBV Liver Impairment Severity
Cirrhosis is an end-stage disease that invariably leads to death and it is the 14th most common cause of death in adults worldwide and results in 1.03 million deaths per year. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major causes of cirrhosis and 30% of deaths are attributable to HBV. More...19 Dec 2018

Potential Screening for Tailoring Treatment of AML
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a serious disorder of certain blood-forming cells. In this disease, certain early precursor cells in the bone marrow that usually develop into white blood cells do not mature properly. They remain frozen as primitive cells called blasts, unable to further differentiate and mature. More...17 Dec 2018
In Other News
Unique Genetic Makeup of Myeloma Tumor Cells Profiled
Plasmodium vivax Isolated in Duffy Negative Individuals
Transfusions with Older Blood Linked to Adverse Events
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Regulatory Networks Identified
Malaria Parasitaemia Correlated with Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio
Rapid Test for Sickle-Cell Disease Evaluated
RNA Defects Linked to Multiple Myeloma Progression
Blood Compatibility Assay Approved by FDA
Functional Genomic Landscape of AML Analyzed
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Fall into Genetic Subgroups
Prognostic Value of Blood Cell Counts Investigated
Multiple Myeloma Subtypes Linked to Patient Ancestry
Molecular Diagnostics Prevents Malaria in Blood Banks
Next-Gen Test Authorized for Minimal Residual Disease
Automated Microscopy Compared for Routine Malaria Diagnosis
Disease Progression Apprised by Post-Treatment Mutation Sequencing
DNA Test Predicts Risk of Leukemia Relapse
Biomarker Identified for Novel Asthma Treatment
New mRNA Cancer Drivers Revealed in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Blood Test Predicts Lymphoma Therapy Success
Multi-Omics Approach Guides Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Coagulation Tests Affected by Sodium Citrate Concentration
Mutations Identified As Cause for Rare Bone Marrow Disorder
The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.








