Aims: This study aimed at evaluating the appropriateness of use of blood products in Northern Philippines and sought to find out if significant differences exist on the appropriateness of use of the blood products among the different departments and the tertiary hospitals. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/15852
Aim: This study was designed to study the effects of leaves extracts of four indigenous Nigerian medicinal plants namely- Ficus sur, Jatropha tanjorensis, Mucuna pruriens and Chromolaena odorata on platelets counts and blood coagulation tests (bleeding and clotting times) in allo...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/14602
Nahla Ahmad Bahgat Abdulateef, Manar Mohammad Ismail, Soha Aly Elmorsy, Aziza F. ALswayyed, Essam Hamed Abdou & Omima Elemam·International Blood Research & Reviews·2015
Aim of the Study: To investigate the poor prognostic factors incriminated in AML with t (8; 21), particularly additional cytogenetic findings, clinicopathological presentation and their impact on survival rate in Egyptian and Saudi patients. Study Design: Patients were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/15529
Aim: This work was designed to investigate any possible protective association of haemoglobin genotypes with malaria parasitaemia among students of a private University in Western Delta. Study Design: Whole blood samples were obtained from a cross section of students by simple ra...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/8923
Aim: To investigate the serum lipid profile in conventional smokers, reverse smokers and tobacco chewers and smokers and chewers associated with precancer and oral cancer. Study Design: A cross sectional longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Oral medicine...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/14140
The density of glycoprotein receptors on platelet membrane is dynamic and increase upon platelet activation by various stimulants to facilitate more ligand binding and functional outcome. Since CD41/61 receptor complex is responsible for platelet to platelet cross-linking, infusi...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/13147
Aims: The immune system and some of the organs of HIV positive patients may be subject of some disruptions caused by Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART). This study has been initiated in order to assess the impact of ART on the immunological and hematological parameters of People Liv...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/11109
Aim: Preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma (PRAME) is a cancer-testis antigen with very low/no expression in normal tissues. PRAME is an important target for tumor immunotherapy. Prognostic and in some tumors predictive importance of this expression have been shown in some...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/8832
Aim: To investigate the haematological manifestations of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) seropositivity. Study Design: Cross sectional study. We included 592 subjects in the study; (426 humans and 166 animals). Humans were categorized into 4 groups: apparently healthy (190), pregnant wom...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/10273
Objectives: to investigate the ratio between arterial and venous thrombosis in patients with Hemophilia A or B in comparison with that of patients with von Willebrand Disease. Methods: analysis of a time unlimited survey of the literature together with an evaluation of personal r...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/11142