Current status of diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in China: A national multicenter survey research / 中华血液学杂志

Objective: To understand the current status of diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) /small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) among hematologists, oncologists, and lymphoma physicians from hospitals of different levels in China. Methods: This multicenter questionnaire survey was conducted from March 2021 to July 2021 and included 1,000 eligible physicians. A combination of face-to-face interviews and online questionnaire surveys was used. A standardized questionnaire regarding the composition of patients treated for CLL/SLL, disease diagnosis and prognosis evaluation, concomitant diseases, organ function evaluation, treatment selection, and Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor was used. Results: ①The interviewed physicians stated that the proportion of male patients treated for CLL/SLL is higher than that of females, and the age is mainly concentrated in 61-70 years old. ②Most of the interviewed physicians conducted tests, such as bone marrow biopsies and immunohistochemistry, for patient diagnosis, in addition to the blood test. ③Only 13.7% of the interviewed physicians fully grasped the initial treatment indications recommended by the existing guidelines. ④In terms of cognition of high-risk prognostic factors, physicians' knowledge of unmutated immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable and 11q- is far inferior to that of TP53 mutation and complex karyotype, which are two high-risk prognostic factors, and only 17.1% of the interviewed physicians fully mastered CLL International Prognostic Index scoring system. ⑤Among the first-line treatment strategy, BTK inhibitors are used for different types of patients, and physicians have formed a certain understanding that BTK inhibitors should be preferentially used in patients with high-risk factors and elderly patients, but the actual use of BTK inhibitors in different types of patients is not high (31.6%-46.0%). ⑥BTK inhibitors at a reduced dose in actual clinical treatment were used by 69.0% of the physicians, and 66.8% of the physicians had interrupted the BTK inhibitor for >12 days in actual clinical treatment. The use of BTK inhibitors is reduced or interrupted mainly because of adverse reactions, such as atrial fibrillation, severe bone marrow suppression, hemorrhage, and pulmonary infection, as well as patients' payment capacity and effective disease progression control. ⑦Some differences were found in the perceptions and behaviors of hematologists and oncologists regarding the prognostic assessment of CLL/SLL, the choice of treatment options, the clinical use of BTK inhibitors, etc. Conclusion: At present, a gap remains between the diagnosis and treatment of CLL/SLL among Chinese physicians compared with the recommendations in the guidelines regarding the diagnostic criteria, treatment indications, prognosis assessment, accompanying disease assessment, treatment strategy selection, and rational BTK inhibitor use, especially the proportion of dose reduction or BTK inhibitor discontinuation due to high adverse events.

Expression Level of TGFβ1 and VEGF Gene in Acute Myeloid Patients and Its Clinical Prognostic Value / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the expression level of TGFβ1 and VEGF gene in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its clinical prognostic value.@*METHODS@#Seventy-eight AML patients treated in our hospital from July 2016 to September 2018 were selected. After isolation of bone marrow mononuclear cells from the patients, the levels of TGFβ1 and VEGF genes were detected by RT-PCR, and the correlation of TGFβ1 with VEGF genes and clinical characteristics of AML patients was analyzed. OS and EFS of the patients were evaluated by Kaplan-Meier, and Cox risk ratio model was used to analyze the prognostic risk factors of AML patients.@*RESULTS@#The relative expression level of TGFβ1 gene in AML patients was 0.32±0.04, which was significantly lower than that in control group (P<005). The relative expression level of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) gene in the patients was 2.65±0.15, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The levels of TGFβ1 and VEGF genes significantly correlated with leukocyte count, hemoglobin, platelet and peripheral blast levels in AML patients (P<0.05). The level of TGFβ1 in AML patients with complete remission was higher than that in patients with partial remission or non-remission (P<0.05). The level of TGFβ1 in AML patients with partial remission was significantly higher than that in patients with non-remission (P<0.05). The level of VEGF in AML patients with complete remission was lower than at in patients with partial remission or non-remission (P<0.05). The level of VEGF in AML patients with partial remission was significantly lower than that in patients with non-remission (P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that OS and DFS in AML patients with high expression of TGFβ1 were better than those in patients with low expression of TGFβ1 (P<0.05), OS and DFS in AML patients with low expression of VEGF were better than those in patients with high expression of VEGF (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that platelet, TGFβ1 and VEGF gene were independent influencing factors of OS (P<0.05). Leukocyte, TGFβ1 and VEGF gene were independent influencing factors of DFS (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Decreased expression of TGFβ1 and increased expression of VEGF gene in AML patients closely relate to the poor prognosis of AML patients, which can provide reference for improving clinical efficacy of AML patients.

Expression of CD44, CD87 and CD123 in Acute Leukemia and Its Correlation with Cellular Immunity / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the expression of CD44, CD87 and CD123 in acute leukemia and its correlation with cellular immune markers.@*METHODS@#A total of 166 patients with acute leukemia (AL) admitted from May 2014 to February 2017 were enrolled in AL groups. Among these patients, 100 patients suffered from acute myeloid leukemia, 50 patients suffered from acute lymphoid leukemia, and 16 patients showed B/medullary phenotype. At the same time 50 patients with non-acute leukemia were enrolled in the control group. 5 ml of fasting venous blood collected from the patients in each group, and the percentage of CD44, CD87 and CD123 cells was determined by three-color flow cytometry. Symptomatic chemotherapy was given to the patients with confirmed acute leukemia, and the remission was evaluated after 2 treatmen courses. The Complete remission (CR) was recorded and the percentage of CD44, CD87 and CD123 cells under different curative efficacy were recorded. The correlation of the prognosis patients with CD44, CD87 and CD123 was analyzed by SPSS Pearson correlation analysis software.@*RESULTS@#The positive rates of CD44, CD87 and CD123 in AL group were all higher than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). The positive rates of CD44 and CD123 in acute myeloid leukemia group were higher than those in acute lymphoblastic leukemia group and B/myeloid phenotype group (P＜0. 05). The positive rate of CD44 in acute lymphoid leukemia group was higher than that in B/medullary double phenotype group (P＜0.05). The treatment in the patients of AL group was successfully completed. 132 patients reachel to CR and 34 patients to PR+NR after 2 courses. The positive rates of CD44, CD87 and CD123 in CR patients were lower than those in PR+NR patients (P＜0.05). The results of SPSS Pearson correlation analysis showed that the prognosis of patients with acute leukemia negatively correlated with CD44 and CD87 (P＜0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The expression of CD44, CD87 and CD123 in different phenotype of acute leukemia are different, which correlateds with prognosis. The determination of CD44, CD87 and CD123 can be used to evaluate the prognosis of patients for the reference of clinical treatment.

Value of MYC, BCL-2 and BCL-6 for Evaluation of Prognosis in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the prognostic value of BCL-2, BCL-6 and MYC in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL).@*METHODS@#One hundred and sixty three cases of DLBCL in our hospital from March 2012 to March 2015 were selected. The specimens of lymphoma tissue of patients were collected. The expression of BCL-2, BCL-6 and MYC was detected by immunohistochemical method. The fusion of IGH/BCL-2, the gene breakage of BCL-6 and MYC were detected by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization. The correlation of the expression levels of BCL-2, BCL-6 and MYC with the clinicopathological features and prognosis in the patients with DLBCL was further analyzed.@*RESULTS@#MYC, BCL-2 and BCL-6 showed pale brown or reddish brown positive signals, among them MYC mainly positively expressed on the cell membrane, and BCL-2 mainly expressed on the cytoplasm and local cell membrane, and BCL-6 mainly expressed in the nucleus. The expression level of BCL-2 in ECOG physical status score 2 was higher than that in patients with ＜2 scores, and the expression level of BCL-2 in CD5 and germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) was significantly higher than that in patients with non-GCB (P＜0.05), and the international prognostic index (IPI) for 3-5 scores at the MYC expression level was significantly higher than that of the 0-2 score (P＜0.05); the expression level of BCL-6 in immune subtype CD5 and GCB was significantly lower than that in non-GCB (P＜0.05). The results of Cox multivariate analysis showed that the expression level of BCL-2, BCL-6 and MYC significant correlate with the overall survival and progression-free survival (P＜0.05) of the patients with DLBCL.@*CONCLUSION@#BCL-2, BCL-6 and MYC as important molecular markers are of high value for evaluating the prognosis of patients with DLBCL.

Results of thin-layer cytology and biopsy and the risk factors for residual and/or recurrence after loop elec-trosurgical excision procedure for cervical intraepithelial neoplastic lesions / 医学研究生学报

Objective The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is a major option for the treatment of cervical in-traepithelial neoplastic (CIN) lesions,but reports are rarely seen on the consistency of the result of post-LEEP pathology with that of preoperative biopsy as well as on the postoperative pathological upgrading of related factors. This study analyzes the consistency of the result of preoperative biopsy with that of post-LEEP pathology for CIN lesions and the risk factors for residual and/or recurrence after LEEP. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 1 089 patients with CIN lesions treated by LEEP in our hospital from May 2014 to A-pril 2017. All the patients underwent liquid-based thin-layer cytology (TCT) and vaginoscopic biopsy preoperatively,followed by analysis of the results of TCT,the consistency of the result of preoperative bi-opsy with that of post-LEEP pathology,and the risk factors for residu- al and/or recurrence after LEEP. Results Preoperative biopsy showed 447 cases of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL),among which TCT revealed 85 cases negative for intraepithelial lesion and malignancy (NILM),with a false negative rate of LSIL of 19.0%. Of the 645 cases of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) revealed by preoperative biopsy,TCT manifes-ted 95 cases of NILM,with a false negative rate of HSIL of 14.7%,which was significantly lower than that of LSIL (P<0.05). Preop-erative biopsy showed 447 cases of LSIL,among which post-LEEP pathology manifested 316 cases of LSIL (70.69%) and 51 cases of HSIL (11.4%). Of the 635 cases of HSIL revealed by preoperative biopsy,post-LEEP pathology exhibited 4 cases (0.63%) of inva-sive cervical cancer (ICC). Multivariate analysis showed the risk factors for pathological upgrading after LEEP were sexual partners >2 (OR=0.139,95% CI: 0.034-0.561) and LSIL in TCT (OR=0.111,95% CI: 0.040-0.310) (P<0.05) and those for postopera-tive recurrence included positive incision margin (OR=2.970,95% CI: 1.010-8.733) and persistent human papilloma virus (HPV) infection (OR=5.446,95% CI: 3.109-9.540). Preoperative HPV16 infection was correlated with lesion residual and/or recurrence after LEEP (P<0.05). Conclusion LEEP can significantly improve the diagnosis rate of HSIL in low-grade CIN patients with high risk factors. The risk factors for lesion residual and/or recurrence after LEEP include HPV16 infection,lesion involvement of the inci-sion margin,and persistent HPV infection.

Expression of CD133-2 during the Courses of Acute Leukemia and Its Clinical Significance / 现代检验医学杂志

Objective To explore the expression of CD133-2 during the treatment course of acute leukemia(AL) and its clinical significance.Methods Used flow cytometry with direct immunofluorescence staining to analyze CD133-2 of 67 acute leukemia patients with different treatment courese.Results The CD133-2 positive rate (52.4％)and expression rate (23.9％±21.5％) in AL were significantly higher than those in control (0,2.2％ ±3.9％).The CD133-2 positive rates of cases for primary treatment group,CR group and recurrence group were 52.4 ％,0 and 40.0 ％ respcctively,and expression rates were 23.9％±21.5％,5.0％±6.0％ and 28.4％±25.6％ respectively.There were significant difference in the positive rate and expression rate of CD133-2 among the three group (x2 =12.777,F=5.906,P＜0.05).The CD133-2 positive rates and expression rates in primary treatment group and recurrence group were significantly higher than those in complete remission cases.CD133-2 positive rate of CD34 + group was obviously higher than that of CD34-group (40.5％ vs 7.1％,x2=8.636,P＜0.05),and the CR rate of CD133-2-/CD34-group was significantly higher than that of CD133-2+/CD34 +group (83.3％ vs 33.3％,x2=6.078,P＜0.05).Conclusion The expression of CD133-2 was correlated with CD34,and CD133/CD34 co-overexpression might be a bad prognostic factor of AL.CD133-2 can be used as one of the indicator of predicting recurrence and monitoring MRD.

Curative Effects of Hydroxyurea on the Patients with β-thalassaemia Intermadia / 中国实验血液学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinical features of β-thalassaemia intermediate (TI) patients and the curative effect and side reactions of hydroxyurea therapys.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty nine patients with TI were divided into hydroxyurea therapy group and no hydroxyurea therapy group; the curative effect and side reactions in 2 groups were compared; the situation of blood transfusion in the 2 groups was evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In hydroxyurea therapy group, the hemoglobin level increased after treatment for 3 months; the reticulocyte percentage obviously decreased after treatment for 12 months; the serum ferritin had been maintained at a low level; while in no hydroxyurea therapy group, the levels of hemoglobin and reticulocytes were not significantly improved after treatment, the serum ferritin level gradually increased. In hydroxyurea therapy group, 12 cases were out of blood transfusion after treatment for 12 months, effective rate of treatment was 85.71%; while in no hydroxyurea therapy group, the blood transfusion dependency was not improved after treatment. No serious side reactions were found in all the hydroxyurea treated patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The hydroxyurea shows a better curative effect on TI patients, no serious side reactions occur in all the patients treated with hydroxyurea, but the long-term curative effect and side reactions should be observed continuously.</p>

Clinical Therapy and Prognostic Analysis of 61 Patients with Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome / 中国实验血液学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between the etiology, laboratory findings and prognosis of secondary HPS, so as to enhance the understanding of the secondary HPS and the related factors affecting prognosis, reduce the misdiagnosis and to understand the factors that affect the prognosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The etiology, laboratory findings and prognosis of 61 patients with secondary HPS were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Univariate analysis showed that TG, FIB, SF, ANC, ALB, TBIL, ALT, LDH were significantly different between the 2 groups of the patients with secondary HPS. Multiariate factor analysis showed that the LDH and the etiology affected the prognosis of the patients with secondary HPS. The prognosis of the patients with elevated LDH, viral infection, especially EB virus infection, tumor and unknown causes might be poor.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The etiology and clinical characteristics of prognosis are diverse. The cause needs to be identified as soon as possible. The prognosis should be judged according to LDH and other indicators. Then, targeted therapy should be used to control the disease in the short time.</p>

Changes of cell immunophenotypes after transformation from myeloproliferative disorders into acute myeloid leukemia / 中国实验血液学杂志

Some cases of myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) could be transformed into acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but the cell differentiation process of MPD into AML has not yet been observed in vivo. This study was aimed to reveal this differentiation process. The flow cytometry was used to analyse the immunophenotype of differentiated cells of 2 MPD cases who developed into AML in a short time. The reports showed that the different MPD-AML subclones are presented when the MPD cells that proliferate slowly in vivo become the AML blast cells that proliferate rapidly. It is concluded that understanding the process of MPD crisis will help the MPD-AML early diagnosis and treatment.

An epidemiology study of bronchial asthma in the Li ethnic group in China

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of bronchial asthma in the Li ethnic group in Hainan, China.@*METHODS@#This study employed a stratified random sample design using custom-designed questionnaires. Subjects with asthma-like symptoms were first identified by two rounds of surveys and then confirmed by respiratory physicians using pulmonary function test, bronchial dilation test and challenge test. Demographic data, information on family history of asthma, history of allergies, smoking habits, domestic cooking fuel and other potential risk factors were collected. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate risk factors for asthma.@*RESULTS@#The prevalence of asthma in the Li ethnic group was 3.38%, much higher than the national average level in China. Aging, agriculture industry (the rubber industry in particular), rural residence, family history of asthma, history of allergies, cold air, inhalation of dust and irritant gases, smoking, domestic cooking fuel and living environment were associated with increased risk of asthma.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The high prevalence of asthma in the Li ethnic group highlights the importance of asthma prevention and treatment in this population. Risk factors indentified in this study warrant special attention. Elevating public awareness about asthma in local communities will benefit the prevention of the disease.

Prevalence and risk factors of bronchial asthma among Li nationality in Hainan province / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the risk factors of bronchial asthma of Li nationality in Hainan.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 13 050 subjects of Li nationality were selected by random unequal ratio stratified cluster sampling method from southern, central and western part of Hainan and investigated with Hainan Epidemiological Asthma Survey Questionnaire of Li Nationality. There were 441 cases of bronchial asthma, and 1296 cases of control that were sampled by random number table method. The logistic regression method was used to analyze risk factors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The asthma prevalence of Li nationality in Hainan was 3.38%(441/13 050). The main risk factors of asthma were family asthma (OR = 4.323, 95%CI = 3.259 - 5.735), hypersensitiveness (OR = 7.775, 95%CI = 5.686 - 10.632), smoking (OR = 1.494, 95%CI = 1.174 - 1.902), cooking fuels and living environment. Cold air change (OR = 1.604, 95%CI = 1.286 - 2.001) and respirable dust or irritant gas (OR = 2.123, 95%CI = 1.702 - 2.648) were the important incentives.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The main risk factors of asthma among Li nationality were family asthma, hypersensitiveness, smoking, cooking fuels by means of fuel oil, hay or wood, living environment by means of couch grass room and human-livestock mix live, cold air change, respirable dust or irritant gas.</p>

Effects of sodium ozagrel in primary thrombocytosis combined with thrombosis / 中国实验血液学杂志

This study was aimed to investigate the incidence of thrombosis in patients with primary thrombocytosis (PT) and its correlation with function changes of platelets, and to explore the effect of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) inhibitor-ozagrel sodium on platelet activity and its efficacy for prevention and treatment of thrombosis. The CD62P and PAC-1 levels on platelet surface were detected by flow cytometry; the levels of TXB2 (metabolic product of TXA2) and 6-keto-PGFIalpha (metabolic product of prostacyclin) were detected by FLISA. The function change of platelets and its correlation with thrombosis were observed and compared in PT patients with and without thrombosis. The results indicated that the TXB2, PAC-1 and CD62P level, and TXB2/6-keto-PGF1alpha ratio in PT patients with thrombosis were higher than those in PT patients without thrombosis before treatment with ozagrel sodium (p<0.01). After treatment with ozagrel sodium, the function indexes of platelets such as CD62P, PAC-1, TXB2 and TXB2/6-keto-PGF1alpha except 6-keto-PGF1alpha in PT patients with and without thrombosis decreased obviously (p<0.01), but there was no significant difference in TXB2, 6-keto-PGF1alpha and TXB2/6-keto-PGF1alpha levels between PT patients with and without thrombosis except CD62P and PAC-1. It is concluded that the multi-index of platelets in PT patients with thrombosis are higher than that in PT patients without thrombosis, the activation of platelet function is a high risk factor for thrombosis of PT patients. The ozagrel sodium can obviously reduce the platelet activation, decrease the production of TXA2 and ameliorate the TXB2/6-keto-PGF1alpha ratio. The ozagrel sodium not only possesses therapeutic effect, but also preventive efficacy for thrombosis.

Evaluation of liquid based cytology test (LCT) in avoiding medical tangles / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate of liquid based cytology test (LCT) in avoiding medical tangles.@*METHODS@#One thousand five hundred five thirty one cases, which were collected from out-patients of precancerous lesions of uterine cervix, were randomly divided into three groups based on different smear preparation: LCT method was used in two groups (one with ThinPrep kit and one with ArtoBrain kit), conventional Papauicolaou smear (PS) was used in one group. All cases of abnormal cervical smears were identified by cytologic test underwent colposcopic examination and colopscopically multiple biopsy. Results of test were analyzed by software SPSS 11.0.@*RESULTS@#Significant diference were found between LCT method and PS method compared by index of satifacation, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, false negative rate and erroneous diagnosis rate (P < 0.05, but no difference were found between two LCT groups (ThinPrep kit and ArtoBrain kit).@*CONCLUSION@#LCT method can improve diagnostic level of precancerous lesions of uterine cervix either tested by ThinPrep kit or ArtoBrain kit, so have the powerfull value to avoid medical tangles.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection using cryopreserved-thawed testicular spermatozoa with testicular fine needle aspiration / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effect of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using cryopreserved-thawed testicular spermatozoa with testicular fine needle aspiration (TEFNA) in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-two patients underwent TEFNA. Mature testicular spermatozoa were found in 35 cases of patients and the testicular tissues were cryopreserved for later ICSI. Ovarian stimulation included a long protocol of GnRHa/FSH/hCG. Oocyte retrieval was performed under transvaginal ultrasound guidance, and ICSI conducted with cryopreserved-thawed testicular spermatozoa.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 35 couples underwent 35 ICSI cycles using cryopreserved-thawed testicular spermatozoa with testicular fine needle aspiration. The clinical pregnancy rate was 37.14% (13/35).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ICSI using cryopreserved-thawed testicular spermatozoa with testicular fine needle aspiration is a main and effective method in the treatment of non-obstructive azoospermia, which can avoid further testicular fine needle aspiration.</p>

Committed hematopoeitic differentiation of embryonic stem cell / 中国医学科学院学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore a stable technology for inducing ES cell to committed hematopoietic differentiation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The effects of various inductive factors on BLast Colony-Forming Cell (BL-CFC) were investigated. In vitro differentiative system for ES cells was employed in this study.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A high linear correlation between the number of D3.5 EB-derived cells plated and the number of blast cell colonies was developed, r = 0.9931. With high frequency of blast colonies observed (1.08-1.2 colonies per 100 cells). 20%-30% D4T conditioned medium (D4T CM) showed the most significant growth potentials of blast colonies. D4T CM, EPO or KL alone had no blast colony growth promoting effect (P > 0.05). But VEGF alone had high significant blast colony growth promoting effect (P < 0.001). However, any two factors combination from above four factors exerted better growth promoting effect than VEGF alone (EPO + D4T CM, P < 0.05; KL + D4T CM, P < 0.01; VEGF + D4T CM, P < 0.001). There were no significant difference among VEGF + KL and EPO + D4T CM or KL + D4T CM, and KL + D4T CM (P > 0.05). While the combination of VEGF + D4T CM was better than KL + D4T CM, VEGF + KL or EPO + D4T CM (P < 0.001). Moreover, the combination of VEGF + KL + D4T CM + EPO, had the highest significant blast colony growth promoting effect (P < 0.001). And the highest frequency of blast colonies was observed (1.5-1.2 colonies per 100 cells).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>VEGF may be the main factor which stimulates the growth of significant numbers of blast cell colonies. D4T CM maybe contains strong cofactors. EPO and KL are the main factors for the induction of BL-CFC to committed hematopoietic differentiation. D3.5 EB-derived cells are more sensitive to various stimulators and have strong blast colony growth promoting effect than that of D3.25 EB-derived cells.</p>

Serum levels of erythropoietin and transferrin receptor in thalassemia of the Li nationality / 中国实验血液学杂志

immunosorbent To determine serum EPO and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) level and to assess the degree of erythropoietic proliferation in patients with thalassemia of Li nationality, 50 cases and 50 normal individuals were studied. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for EPO and sTfR. Results showed that serum EPO and sTfR levels in beta-thalasemia major patients were significantly higher than those in normal control group, and no significant difference in beta-thalassemia minor cases with those in control. It is concluded that increase of serum EPO and sTfR level is related to the type of thalassemia.