Stefan Gluck, Global Medical Affairs at Celgene Corporation, United States
The idea of using the immune system to fight cancer is over 100 years old. (Paul Ehrlich’s “Magic Bullet”). A new molecular approach over the last decade or so, led to a better understanding of the immune system. Our focus became the T cell, its development and [....] » Read More
Title : Cellular mechanisms involved in seronegative hemolysis
Donald R Branch, University of Toronto, Canada
Background: Hemolysis is a potentially life-threatening state owing to congenital or acquired conditions. Mechanisms of erythrocyte-destruction can be intrinsic or extrinsic, with the latter being non-immune or immune. In the current dogma of immune hemolysis as an exclusiv [....] » Read More
Title : PD-L1 Expression in anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Jie Xu, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
The programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) pathway is a recently recognized mechanism of tumor immune evasion. In our study, programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was evaluated in patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma: including ALK+ and ALK-negative cas [....] » Read More
Title : Breaking Down Mental Health Stigmas
Thad Cummings, Thad Cummings, United States
Workshop/Speech Dynamics: The focal point of this workshop is using the latest social psychology research to breakdown what is causing the emotional and physical stress in the workplace and the stigmas that society has implemented in reaction to it. There will be hands on discus [....] » Read More
Title : Can a prolonged aPTT predict a positive lupus anticoagulant in a patient with thrombosis?
Pranavi Sanka, Brown University, United States
Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is a hypercoagulable state characterized by thrombotic events (venous or arterial) or obstetric complications along with persistent positivity of antiphospholipid antibodies (lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin, or β2-glycoprotei [....] » Read More
Title : ABO isoagglutinins inhibit coronavirus infection?
Priyal Shah, University of Toronto, Canada
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, requires the coronavirus Spike (S)-protein, host receptor ACE2 and the protein TMPRSS2 for infection. Emerging progeny viruses use host plasma membrane, which may or may not contain ABH(O) antigens, as part of their virus envelope. Multiple studi [....] » Read More
Title : Drug discovery for inhibitors of phagocytosis for use in immune cytopenias
Melika Loriamini, University of Toronto, Canada
Immune cytopenias are characterised by low numbers of certain hematopoietic cells and include immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), autoimmune hemolytic anaemia (AIHA), hemolytic transfusion reactions (HTR), hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), and autoimmune neutropenia [....] » Read More
Title : Clinical use of cryopreserved platelets: The Czech republic concept
Milos Bohonek, Military University Hospital Prague, Czech Republic
The short shelf-life of fresh platelets (PLTs) limits their efficient inventory management and availability during a massive transfusion protocol. Risk of insufficient availability can be mitigated by building an inventory of cryopreserved platelets. Method: Platelets are froz [....] » Read More
Title : Significance of blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin and haematological erythrocytic indicies in diabetes mellitus disorder
Shaik Mahmood, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder cause high sugar levels(more than 300mg/dl) in the blood for a long period. If it is left untreated to a long period it can lead to long term complications, such as cardiovascular disorders, stroke, and diabetic retinopathy or [....] » Read More
Title : Establishing ghanaian adult reference intervals for haematological parameters controlling for latent anaemia and inflammation
Serwaa Akoto Bawua, University of Ghana, Ghana
Background: Haematological reference intervals (RIs) are known to be influenced by race and/or geographical factors. In Ghana, most diagnostic laboratories still rely on RIs provided by the manufacturer of haematology analyzers. This study was therefore conducted to establish hae [....] » Read More
Title : Thermal stability test as simple method for membranopathy diagnosis
Amar, University of Garden City, Sudan
Hereditary hemolytic anemias are rare; however, when a baby is born with the condition, acute episodes manifest themselves during the first months and years of childhood. The main objective of this study is to describe the use of a simple method, namely, the thermal stress test, [....] » Read More
Title : Sickle cell disease patient and dangers of been affected with covid-19 in Nigeria
Young Tom, Cross River State Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologist and hematopathologist are highly trained health care providers who specialize in disease of the blood and blood components. These include blood and bone marrow cells. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetic diseas [....] » Read More
Title : MZIGO Project
Emmanuel Ikubese, Advocate, Nigeria
Sickle Cell Disease is one of the world’s most common genetic diseases, affecting an increasing number of people but is still relatively unknown to the wider public. It poses a significant public health problem notably in sub-Saharan Africa. The greatest burden of SCD is in [....] » Read More
Title : The Burden of sickle cell in Uganda
Evelyn Harlow Mwesigwa, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services Ministry of Health, Uganda
In Uganda, a plethora of a health priorities heavily weighted by infectious/communicable diseases which take precedence in resource allocation have left non-communicable diseases such as sickle cell anaemia largely under-studied. The sickle cell trait burden in the country was re [....] » Read More
Title : A rare combination of complication of Ruptured aneurysm of the subclinoid portion of the internal carotid artery: Case
Zineb Boukhal Zerouali, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Morocco
Introduction: The giant aneurysm of the subclinoid portion of the internal carotid artery is a relatively rare disease which can present serious complications. Patient and methods: We report the case of a 40-year-old man complaining of headache with complete ophthalmoplegia of [....] » Read More
Title : Peripheral hematological predictors of morphological remission/hemopoitic recovery in plasma cell disorders after induction chemotherapy
Hamzullah Khan, Nowshera Medical College, Pakistan
Objectives: to determine the predictive values of peripheral hematological markers for remission in cases of Plasma cell disorders/Multiple myeloma after induction therapy. Material and methods:This prospective study was conducted in the department of Hematology, MTI Hayatabad [....] » Read More
Title : Impact of cOVID-19 pandemic on transfusion-Dependent thalassemia patients in district battagram
Naveed Akhtar, Hazara University, Pakistan
Thalassaemia is a life-threatening rare disease, which requires regular blood transfusion and medical care. In this study we investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the transfusion dependent thalassemia patients in district Battagram. It was found that during the corona pa [....] » Read More
Title : Great hope´s with small particles; investigation of NK cell exosome effect on acute myeloid leukemia treatment cell line
Zahra Kashani Khatib, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Introduction: New and old chemotherapy drugs, stem cell transplantation and many other methods are trying to minimize the challenges in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). One of the newest of these methods is immunotherapy by nanovesicles called exosome. The bene [....] » Read More
Title : Comparison of prothrombin time (INR) results and main characteristics of patients on warfarin treatment in iranian heart patients and anticoagulation clinics
Naser Shagerdi Esmaeli, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Background: Oral anticoagulant therapy is used to prevent thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), venous thrombosis and prosthetic heart valves. The introduction of new therapies emphasizes the need to discern the best practice for the patients remaining on warfarin [....] » Read More
Title : Covid-19 microthrombosis in vivo assessed by conjunctival video capillaroscopy
Aristotle G Koutsiaris, University of Thessaly, Greece
Currently, more than 6.8 million deaths have been reported globally [WHO] from the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous symptoms have been observed in patients surviving COVID-19 which were described by the term “long COVID syndrome”. The injured endothelium has a primary r [....] » Read More
Title : Anicteric veno-Occlusive disease
Merve Pamukcuoglu, Bilkent City Hospital of Ankara, Turkey
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) / sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is a mortal disease being seen in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). It was seen in almost 14% of all HSCT cases (adult and pediatric) and 30% in pediatric patients. Whereas anicteric VOD wa [....] » Read More
Title : Diagnosis and treatment for plasminogen deficiency type 1 (Plgd-1): An ultra-rare hematologic disorder
Erin Weigel, Kedrion Biopharma, United States
Plasminogen deficiency (PLGD) is an ultra-rare disorder, which is a subset of rare diseases that affect less than 1,000 individuals in a country. PLGD is classified as hypoplasminogenemia (PLGD-1) or dysplasminogenemia (PLGD-2). PLGD-2 is typically an asymptomatic qualitative dis [....] » Read More
Title : Fasciotomy undergone on a female patient with acquired hemophilia a: A case report and systematic review
Katie Lovell, Brody School of Medicine, United States
Acquired Factor VIII inhibitors are a rare cause of often extensive bleeding and subsequently large hematomas. Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) often presents in patients with no personal or familial history of bleeding. AHA risk factors are associated with autoimmune disea [....] » Read More
Title : Circulating cell free mitochondrial dna as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in chronic and late acute graft-versus-host disease in children
Shima Azadpour, University of British Columbia, Canada
Background: Chronic graft- vs.-host disease (cGvHD) is a major long-term complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) resulting in high levels of morbidity and mortality post-HSCT. Despite recent progress, few biomarkers for prediction and early diagnosis o [....] » Read More
Title : Genetic inheritance – examining the experiences of thrombophilia patients with an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Edina Toman, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary
The central topics of our research are living with thrombophilia disease, its impact on the identity and life of the persons as well as attributing meaning to the disease. We also consider the appearance of transgenerational aspects in the lives of thrombophilia patients to be pa [....] » Read More
Title : Hematological and hepatological findings and complications of HCV
Asif Mahmood, Jiangsu University, China
Hepatitis is the inflammation, irritation or swelling of liver cells, caused by many biotic and abiotic factors. Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections in the world and a leading cause of deaths infecting about 2.5 to 3% [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of thalassemia care educational package on health care behavior of parents having children
Urmila, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India
Background & aim: Thalassemia syndromes are a group of hereditary hematological disorders that affects a significant proportion of children, contributing to childhood morbidity and mortality. Parents play a key role in the long term management and treatment of thalassemic chi [....] » Read More
Title : Quarter life crisis: Chronic myelogenous leukemia, evolving as T lymphoid blast crisis
Pamela Christa B Tongco, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Philippines
This describes a case of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) with transformation to T-cell Lymphoid Blast Crisis, its presentation, course, and treatment. As this is a very uncommon occurrence, it is imperative to fully investigate and diagnose this condition to fully optimize pot [....] » Read More
Title : Immunophenotypic profile of acute leukemia in yemen
Saleh Abohadi, National Oncology Center, Yemen
Background: Precise classification of acute leukemia is crucial for adequate treatment. Objectives: This study carried out to determine the ability to delineate cell lineage of acute leukemias using 3-colored flow cytometry in a war-torn resource constrained country. Methods: I [....] » Read More
Title : Experiences and coping strategies of caregivers of children with sickle cell disease receiving treatment at the komfo anokye teaching hospital, kumasi, ghana
Joyce Duku, Ghana Health Service, Ghana
Background: Caring for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) is quite demanding and poses extra constraints on caregivers. In Africa, SCD is an all-round financial, physical and emotional stressor for caregivers of sufferers. The work aims at exploring and describing the exper [....] » Read More
Title : Phlebotomy therapy in sickle cell disease of double heterozygosity HbSC and rare congenital erythrocytosis in hemoglobin variants
Epifania Rita Testa, S Maria Degli Angeli Hospital, Italy
Patients affected from high affinity for oxygen hemoglobinopathies with congenital erythrocytosis require phlebotomy therapy. These patients have complex diagnostic classification of polyglobulia that is often delayed by a series of haematological, cardiological, nephrological, p [....] » Read More
Title : Assessment of diurnal variation of serum iron levels among healthy individuals in Khartoum State
Ebtihal Ahmed Babekir Omer, Al Neelain University, Sudan
Background: Serum iron levels vary throughout the day, morning samples were assumed to be higher than afternoon or evening levels. This descriptive observational case study was conducted during June to August 2013 in Khartoum state to determine the diurnal variation of serum iron [....] » Read More