2009
The utility of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in cytopenic patients with a non-diagnostic bone marrow: A prospective study
Truong F, Smith BR, Stachurski D, Cerny J, Medeiros LJ, Woda BA, Wang A. The utility of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in cytopenic patients with a non-diagnostic bone marrow: A prospective study. Leukemia Research 2009, 33: 1039-1046. PMID: 19232722, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeCytopenic patientsFlow cytometricPredictive valueGroup 1 patientsGroup 2 patientsHematology outpatient clinicBone marrow aspirateNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueFCM resultsMedian followMyelomonocytic maturationAbnormal cytogeneticsBM examinationBM diseaseClinical entityOutpatient clinicProspective studyMedical causesMorphological dysplasiaClinical managementMarrow aspiratesIdiopathic cytopeniaPatients
2007
Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates
Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V, Krause DS, Smith BR, Gross I. Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates. Acta Paediatrica 2007, 96: 521-525. PMID: 17391470, DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00194.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of lifePreterm neonatesNeonatal morbidityPulmonary functionPremature neonatesGestational agePeripheral bloodInitial CD34Median gestational agePulmonary function testsShort-term outcomesUmbilical cord bloodFunction testsNeonatal demographicsBirth weightCord bloodRespiratory diseaseNeonatesCell countCD34Progenitor cellsInverse correlationWeeksBloodMorbidity
1994
Noninvasive measurement of platelet kinetics in normal and hypertensive pregnancies
Rinder H, Bonan J, Anandan S, Rinder C, Rodrigues P, Smith B. Noninvasive measurement of platelet kinetics in normal and hypertensive pregnancies. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1994, 170: 117-122. PMID: 8296812, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(94)70395-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy-induced hypertensionNormal pregnancyPlatelet countPlatelet kineticsImmune platelet destructionSerum antiplatelet antibodiesPlatelet-associated immunoglobulinsLarge prospective studiesNormal nonpregnant womenOnset of symptomsPlatelet productionHypertensive pregnanciesAntiplatelet antibodiesNonpregnant womenClinical courseNulliparous womenWeeks' gestationPlatelet destructionProspective studyPregnant womenClinical signsPlatelet valuesSerial measurementsBlood samplesPlatelet decrease