Nishit Gupta, Rasika Setia, Aditi Mittal, Dharma Choudhary, Raj Kumar Kapoor, Tina Dadu & Anil Handoo·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2019
Introduction: Excessive production of plasma proteins in concentrations exceeding physiologic limits in multiple myeloma can be an important source of laboratory test interference and can potentially affect test methodologies on various instrument platforms. Case Study: A 56 year...
Introduction: The classification and definition of leukemic proliferations pertaining to erythroid lineage have undergone modifications since their first description in the early 19th century. Pure erythroid leukemia (PEL), despite the stringent current WHO definition, is a diffi...
Ishag Ibrahim Gumma Sheriff, Fadel Ali Salem, Heja Abdulsalam Farj, Ibrahim Abdulaati Abdullah, Manal Omar Othman & Kindak Ali Mohammed·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2019
Objectives: To determine the bleeding time (BT) among Medical Technology students of Aljufra University at Houn town. This in turn aimed to be used as a pilot work for a reference standard value of the BT overall the country when a large number of individuals checked in further s...
Matilda Adesuwa O. Ojo, Tomisin Matthew Adaja, Oluwafemi Adeyemi, Patrick Olanrewaju Osho, Ehigha Enabudoso & Godwin Nosakhare Bazuaye·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2019
Aim: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) can be used for haematopoietic stem transplant (HSCT) since it contains a sufficient number of haematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells. Viability of cord blood is an important parameter in assessing UCB quality as a viable HSCT graft source....
Introduction: Blood transfusion is a life saving procedure for millions of people across the globe, but is inevitably associated with transfusion transmissible infections. Sexually transmissible disease (STDs) especially syphilis has no adequate prevalence rate among blood donors...
Increasing consumption of traditional medicinal plants to manage medical conditions in recent times is driven by the belief that herbal products are generally safe and efficient. This has been proven wrong as several patients have come down with side effects of some of these herb...
Objective: Studies proved that storing whole blood overnight at 4°C resulted in a decrease in the activity of coagulation factor FVIII, without significant loss of activity of coagulation factors FV or fibrinogen. This study is conducted to compare the activity of labile factors...
Nahla A. M. Hamed, Dalia A. Nafea, Essam A. Abdel-Mohsen, Omar M. Ghalab & Abdel-Salam A. Adam·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2019
Despite improvement in transplantation techniques and supportive care, graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains a major cause of post-transplant morbidity and mortality. Advances in immunosuppressive regimens have reduced the incidence and severity of acute GVHD; with no such imp...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of time. The kidney chiefly secretes erythropoietin (EPO) which is a glycoprotein hormone that acts on the bone marrow cells resulting in red blood cell formation. Anaemia is a major complication i...
Introduction: Spontaneous pregnancy loss is a common occurrence. Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as two or more failed clinical pregnancies as documented by ultrasonography or histopathologic examination before 20 weeks gestation. Ectopic, molar, and biochemical pregnan...