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Zeigler Z, Shadduck R, Gryn J, Rintels P, George J, Besa E, et al.
J Clin Apher . 2001 Apr; 16(1):19-22. PMID: 11309826
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a potentially fatal disease that is treated with plasma exchange and typically with replacement with fresh frozen plasma (FFP). This approach results in an approximate...
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Besa E, Kim P, HAURANI F
Ann Hematol . 2000 Sep; 79(8):465-8. PMID: 10985370
We encountered two patients who presented with hypochromic-microcytic anemia and were refractory to iron therapy. The symptoms were suggestive of anemia of chronic disease (ACD); however, there was no evidence...
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Anthony M, Zeigler Z, Lister J, Raymond J, Shadduck R, Kramer R, et al.
Am J Hematol . 1998 Sep; 59(1):9-14. PMID: 9723570
Our objectives were to measure and compare plasminogen activator inhibitor levels (PAI-1) in primary adult thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and in secondary TTP associated with bone marrow transplantation (BMT)-TTP. PAI-1...
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Besa E, Kunselman S, Nowell P
Leuk Res . 1998 Jul; 22(8):741-9. PMID: 9680102
A pilot study was performed to determine the efficacy of 13-cis-retinoic acid (CRA) and alpha-tocopherol (AT) with increasing doses of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) in anemic patients with primary myelodysplastic...
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Zeigler Z, Rosenfeld C, Andrews 3rd D, Nemunaitis J, Raymond J, Shadduck R, et al.
Am J Hematol . 1996 Dec; 53(4):213-20. PMID: 8948657
Endothelial damage is thought to be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/Hemolytic Uremic Syndromes (TTP/HUS). The present studies measured two markers of endothelial cell stimulation and/or...
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Moore J, Friedman D, Silberstein L, Besa E, Nowell P
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol . 1995 Aug; 20(1-2):141-64. PMID: 7576195
As the incidence of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia increases in an aging population, it becomes more important to re-evaluate our understanding of the disease process and current therapy. Previous...
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Besa E, Nieman L, Joseph R
J Cancer Educ . 1995 Jan; 10(3):137-40. PMID: 8534599
This paper describes the design and evaluation of a computer-based instruction (CBI) program that was integrated into a multidisciplinary cancer curriculum at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Instruction took place...
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Nathan F, Herman J, Keashen-Schnell M, McFarland J, Besa E, Hadley C, et al.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol . 1994 May; 11(3):325-9. PMID: 8060816
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) most commonly involves antibodies directed against the PlA1 antigen, but other platelet specific alloantigens have been associated with it. We describe the case of a mother...
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