February 2004
Table of Contents
This Month in Haematologica
Hemophagocytic Lymphomas
129-132
February 2004
183-188
Editorials, Comments & Views
133-137
137-138
The idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome and
eosinophilic leukemias
Barbara J. Bain
Longitudinal follow-up of patients with Epstein-Barr
virus-associated hemophagocytic
lymphohistiocytosis
Shinsaku Imashuku, Tomoko Teramura, Hisamichi Tauchi,
Yasushi Ishida, Yoshiko Otoh, Machiko Sawada,
Haruki Tanaka, Arata Watanabe, Yasuhiro Tabata,
Akira Morimoto, Shigeyoshi Hibi, Jan-Inge Henter
Disorders of Hemostasis
189-194
Towards a rational treatment of essential
thrombocythemia, despite limited evidence
and old prejudices
Mario Cazzola
Use of implantable venous access devices
in children with severe hemophilia:
benefits and burden
Karin Van Dijk, Johanna G. Van Der Bom,
Klaas N.M.A. Bax, David C. Van Der Zee,
Marijke H. van Den Berg
Thrombosis
Research Papers
195-200
Association of factor V deficiency with factor V HR2
Elena M. Faioni, Giancarlo Castaman, Daniela Asti,
Federico Lussana, Francesco Rodeghiero
201-206
The contribution of factor V Leiden and
prothrombin G20210A mutation to the risk
of central venous catheter-related thrombosis
Cornelis J. van Rooden, Frits R. Rosendaal,
A. Edo Meinders, Jacques A. van Oostayen,
Felix J. M. van der Meer, Menno V. Huisman
207-214
Mucormycosis in hematologic patients
Livio Pagano, Massimo Offidani, Luana Fianchi,
Annamaria Nosari, Anna Candoni, Marco Piccardi,
Laura Corvatta, Domenico D’Antonio, Corrado Girmenia,
Pietro Martino, Albano Del Favero and GIMEMA
(Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto)
Infection Program
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
139-144
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes
do not play a role in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
pathogenesis in the Italian population
Patrizia Chiusolo, Giovanni Reddiconto, Giuseppe Cimino,
Simona Sica, Alessia Fiorini, Giuliana Farina,
Antonella Vitale, Federica Sorà, Luca Laurenti, Francesco
Bartolozzi, Paola Fazi, Franco Mandelli, Giuseppe Leone
Thrombosis
Infectious Disorders
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
145-153
GIMEMA ALL - Rescue 97: a salvage strategy for
primary refractory or relapsed adult acute
lymphoblastic leukemia
Andrea Camera, Luciana Annino, Federico Chiurazzi,
Paola Fazi, Nicola Cascavilla, Francesco Fabbiano,
Filippo Marmont, Francesco Di Raimondo,
Anna Recchia, Marco Vignetti, Bruno Rotoli,
Franco Mandelli for the GIMEMA Group
154-164
Aberrant promoter methylation of multiple genes
throughout the clinico-pathologic spectrum
of B-cell neoplasia
Davide Rossi, Daniela Capello, Annunziata Gloghini,
Silvia Franceschetti, Marco Paulli, Kishor Bhatia,
Giuseppe Saglio, Umberto Vitolo, Stefano A. Pileri,
Manel Esteller, Antonino Carbone,
Gianluca Gaidano
Malignant Lymphomas
Decision Making & Problem Solving
Chronic Myeloprolifertive Disorders
215-232
Chronic Lymphoproliferatiove Disorders
165-173
Genetic characterization of the Sézary’s syndrome by
conventional cytogenetics and cross-species color
banding fluoresceent in situ hybridization
Blanca Espinet, Marta Salido, Ramon M. Pujol,
Lourdes Florensa, Fernando Gallardo, Alícia Domingo,
Octavio Servitje, Teresa Estrach, Pilar García-Muret,
Soledad Woessner, Sergi Serrano, Francesc Solé
Multiple Myeloma
174-182
Osteopontin is an adhesive factor for myeloma cells
and is found in increased levels in plasma from
patients with multiple myeloma
Therese Standal, Henrik Hjorth-Hansen,
Thomas Rasmussen, Inger Marie Dahl, Stig Lenhoff,
Anne-Tove Brenne, Carina Seidel, Vadim Baykov,
Anders Waage, Magne Børset, Anders Sundan
Practice guidelines for the therapy of essential
thrombocythemia. A statement from the Italian Society of Hematology, the Italian Society of Experimental
Hematology and the Italian Group for Bone Marrow
Transplantation
Tiziano Barbui, Giovanni Barosi, Alberto Grossi,
Luigi Gugliotta, Lucio N. Liberato, Monia Marchetti,
Maria Gabriella Mazzucconi, Francesco Rodeghiero,
Sante Tura
Letters to the Editor
Disorders of Erythropoiesis
233-234
Heart rate variability and ventricular late potentials
in β-thalassemia major
Ferdinando Franzoni, Fabio Galetta, Carmine Di Muro,
Giuliana Buti, Ferdinando Pentimone,
Gino Santoro
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February 2004
Cytokines
234-236
236-237
Table of Contents
Stem Cell Transplantation
Circulating levels and promoter polymorphisms
of interluekins-6 and 8 in pediatric cancer patients
with fever and neutropenia
Thomas Lehrnbecher, Gudrun Fleischhack,
Mitra Hanisch, Frank Deinlein, Arne Simon,
Toralf Bernig, Stephen J. Chanock,
Thomas Klingebiel
249-251
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
251-252
Heparin based anticoagulation during peripheral
blood stem cell collection may increase
the CD34+ cell yield
Julián Sevilla, Marta González-Vicent,
Sandra Fernández-Plaza, Luis Madero,
Miguel Angel Díaz
Infectious Disorders
Imatinib mesylate can induce complete molecular
remission in FIP1L1-PDGFR-α positive idiopathic
hypereosinophilic syndrome
Giovanni Martinelli, Michele Malagola,
Emanuela Ottaviani, Gianantonio Rosti,
Elena Trabacchi, Michele Baccarani
Decrease of dual hepatitis B and C virus infections
in children with cancer: changes in risk factors over 30
years
Sylwia Koltan, Jan Styczynski, Mariusz Wysocki,
Andrzej Koltan, Andrzej Kurylak, Robert Debski
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
238-239
Immunophenotypic evaluation of circulating T-cell
clones in hypereosinophilic syndromes with or
without abnormal CD3 and CD4 lymphocytes
Renato Bassan, Giovanni Locatelli, Gianmaria Borleri,
Anna Salvi, Tiziano Barbui
Continuing Medical Education
253
A case of persistent eosinophilia
254
A case of leukocytosis with erythroderma
255
A case of abrupt pancytopenia
256
A woman with essential thrombocythemia
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
239-241
A further case of myeloproliferative syndrome with
reciprocal translocation (8;13)(p11;q12)
Rosangela Invernizzi, Chiara Benatti, Erica Travaglino,
Margherita Girino, Paolo Bernasconi, Carlo Loni,
Edoardo Ascari
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
241-243
c-myc expression in cell lines derived from chronic
myeloid leukemia
M. Teresa Gómez-Casares, Jose P. Vaqué, Angelina Lemes,
Teresa Molero, M. Dolores Delgado, Javier León
243-245
Recombinant factor VIIa for the management
of severe hemorrhages in patients with hematologic
malignancies
Paolo de Fabritiis, Teresa Dentamaro,
Alessandra Picardi, Laura Cudillo, Mario Masi,
Sergio Amadori
Disorders of Hemostasis
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
245-247
Incidence of pulmonary hypertension in patients
with chronic myeloproliferative disorders
Vasilia Garypidou, Sofia Vakalopoulou,
Dimokritos Dimitriadis, Konstantinos Tziomalos,
George Sfikas, Vasilios Perifanis
Stem Cell Transplantation
247-249
Clinical and practical value of metaphase fluorescent
in situ hybridization in follow-up after allogeneic stem
cell transplantation in chronic myeloid leukemia
Tuija Lundán, Liisa Volin, Erkki Elonen, Kirsi Autio,
Sakari Knuutila
Haematologica 2004; vol. 89; no. 2 - February 2004
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