BCMD Articles - Vol. 24 (1998)

Listing of Vol. 24 (1998) BCMD Articles

Last updated: January 6, 1999

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Issue 24, Vol. 24: December 31, 1998

Bazzoni, G., Rasia, M.
Effects of an Amphipathic Drug on the Rheological
Properties of the Cell Membrane
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Issue 23, Vol. 24: December 15, 1998

Li, L.L.,Mary C. Dinauer, M.C.
Reconstitution Of NADPH Oxidase Activity In Human X-Linked Chronic
Granulomatous Disease Myeloid Cells After Stable Gene Transfer Using
A Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus 2 Vector
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Gallagher, P.G., Forget, B.G.
Hematologically Important Mutations:
Spectrin and Ankyrin Variants in Hereditary Spherocytosis
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Wolach, B., Gavrieli, R., Manor, Y., Lishner, M.
Leukocyte Function in Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
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Issue 22, Vol. 24: November 30, 1998

Stamatoyannopoulos, G.
The 11th Conference on Hemoglobin Switching
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Issue 21, Vol. 24: November 15, 1998

Racchi, O., Mangerini, R., Rapezzi, D.,
Rolfo, M., Gaetani, G.F., Ferraris, A.M.
X Chromosome Inactivation Patterns in Normal Females
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Pellequer, J.L., Gale, A.J., Griffin, J.H., Getzoff, E.D.
Homology Models of the C Domains of Blood Coagulation Factors V and VIII:
A Proposed Membrane Binding Mode for FV and FVIII C2 Domains
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Issue 20, Vol. 24: October 31, 1998

Sinclair, G., Choy, F.Y.M., Humphries, L.
A Novel Complex Allele and Two New Point Mutations
in Type 2 (Acute Neuronopathic) Gaucher Disease
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Ryan, E., O'Keane, C., John Crowe, J.
Hemochromatosis in Ireland and HFE
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Lucotte, G.
Celtic Origin of the C282Y Mutation of Hemochromatosis
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Issue 19, Vol. 24: October 15, 1998

Bianchi, M., Serafini, G., Bartolucci, E.,
Palma, F., Magnani, M.
Expression, Purification and Characterization of a
Recombinant Erythroid-Specific Hexokinase Isozyme
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Heeb, M.J., España, F.
alpha2-Macroglobulin and C1-Inactivator are Plasma
Inhibitors of Human Glandular Kallikrein (hK2)
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Issue 18, Vol. 24: September 30, 1998

Ebb, D.,Tang, D.C., Drew, L., Chin, K., Berg, P.E., Rodgers, G.P.
Identification of Upstream Regulatory Elements that Repress Expression
of Adult Beta-like Globin Genes in a Primitive Erythroid Environment
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Nafa, K., Bessler, M., Castro-Malaspina, H., Jhanwar, S.,Luzzatto, L.
The Spectrum of Somatic Mutations in the PIG-AGene in Paroxysmal
Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Includes Large Deletions and Small Duplications
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Fischer, F., Aulmann, M., Maier-Borst, W., Lorenz, W.J.
Blood Cell Damage after in vitro Irradiation of
Fresh Whole Blood with 630 nm Laser Light
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Commentary: submitted by Frank Fischer, Ph.D.
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Issue 17, Vol. 24: September 15, 1998

Poltorak, A., Smirnova, I., He, X., Liu, M.-L., Van Huffel, C.,
Birdwell, D., Alejos, E., Silva, M., Du, X., Thompson, P., Chan,
E.K.L., Ledesma, J., Roe, B., Clifton, S., Vogel, S.N., Beutler, B.
Genetic and Physical Mapping of the Lps Locus:
Identification of the Toll-4 Receptor as a Candidate Gene
in the Critical Region
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Issue 16, Vol. 24: August 31, 1998

Cohen, I.J., Zaizov, R.
Reply to a Commentary by Elstein et al. on the paper by:
Cohen IJ et al. BCMD 24:296-302, 1998
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Freud, E., Cohen,I.J., Mor, C., Golinsky,D.,
Blumenfeld, A., Zer, M.
Splenic "Regeneration" after Partial Splenectomy for Gaucher
Disease: Histological Features
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Zenta Tsuchihashi, Z., Hansen,S.L., Quintana, L., Kronmal, G.S.,
Mapa, F.A., Feder, J.N., Wolff, R.K.
Transferrin Receptor Mutation Analysis in Hereditary
Hemochromatosis Patients
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Emery, D.W., Chen, H., Li, Q., Stamatoyannopoulos, G.
Development of a Condensed Locus Control Region Cassette and Testing
in Retrovirus Vectors for Agamma-Globin
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Issue 15, Vol. 24: August 15, 1998

Commentary: submitted by Ari Zimran, M.D.
[Ref: Cohen et al., Issue 14, Vol. 24]
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Issue 14, Vol. 24: July 31, 1998

Cohen, I.J., Katz, K., Kornreich, L.,
Horev, G., Frish, A., Zaizov, R.
Low-dose High-frequency Enzyme Replacement Therapy Prevents
Fractures Without Complete Suppression of Painful Bone Crises
in Patients with Severe Juvenile Onset Type I Gaucher Disease
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Issue 13, Vol. 24: July 15, 1998

Baronciani,L.,Bianchi,P.,Zanella, A.
Hematologically Important Mutations:
Red Cell Pyruvate Kinase (2nd update)
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Evelo, C.T.A., Spooren, A.A.M.G., Bisschops, R.A.G.,
Baars, L.G.M., Neis, J.M.
Two Mechanisms for Toxic Effects of Hydroxylamines in Human Erythrocytes:
Involvement of Free Radicals and Risk of Potentiation
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Issue 12, Vol. 24: June 30, 1998

Dhermy, D., Galand, C., Bournier, O., Cynober, T.,
Mechinaud, F., Tchemia, G., Garbarz, M.
Hereditary Spherocytosis with Spectrin Deficiency Related
to Null Mutations of the beta-Spectrin Gene
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Beghini, A., Cairoli, R., Morra, E., Larizza, L.
In Vivo Differentiation of Mast Cells from Acute
Myeloid Leukemia Blasts Carrying a Novel Activating
Ligand-Independent C-kit Mutation
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Issue 11, Vol. 24: June 15, 1998

Tsukamoto, N., Chen, J.,Yoshida, A.
Enhanced Expressions of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and
Cytosolic Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, and Elevation of Reduced Glutathione
Level in Cyclophosphamide-Resistant Human Leukemia Cells
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Zemanova, K., Smarda, J.
Oncoprotein V-myb and Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha
are Mutual Antagonists
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Issue 10, Vol. 24: May 31, 1998

Beutler, B., Bazzoni, F.
TNF, Apoptosis and Autoimmunity: A Common Thread?
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Issue 9, Vol. 24: May 14, 1998

Mercier, G., Bathelier, C., Lucotte, G.
Frequency of the C282Y Mutation of Hemochromatosis
in Five French Populations
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Persons, D.A., Mehaffey, M.G., Kaleko, M., Nienhuis, A.W., Vanin, E.F.
An Improved Method for Generating Retroviral Producer Clones
for Vectors Lacking a Selectable Marker Gene
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Sabath, D.E., Koehler, K.M., Yang, W.-Q., Phan,V., Wilson, J.
DNA-Protein Interactions in the Proximal zeta-Globin Promoter:
Identification of Novel CCACCC- and CCAAT-binding Proteins
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Lee, P.L., Gelbart, T., West, C., Halloran, C., Beutler, E.
Human Nramp2 Gene: Characterization of the Gene Structure,
Alternative Splicing, Promoter Region and Polymorphisms
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Issue 8, Vol. 24: April 30, 1998

Mentzer, S.J., Fingeroth, J., Reilly, J.J., Perrine, S.P., Faller, D.V.
Arginine Butyrate-Induced Susceptibility to Ganciclovir
in an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Lymphoma
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Ge, Y., Li, Z.-H., Marshall, M.S., Broxmeyer, H.E., Lu, L.
Involvement of H-ras in Erythroid Differentiation
of TF1 and Human Umbilical Cord Blood CD34+++ Cells
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Commentary: submitted by John Yu, M.D.,Ph.D.
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Braun, S.E., Mantel, C., Rosenthal, M., Cooper, S.,
Liu, L., Robertson, K.A., Hromas, R., Broxmeyer, H.E.
A Positive Effect of p21cip1/waf1 in the Colony Formation
from Murine Myeloid Progenitor Cells as Assessed by
Retroviral-Mediated Gene Transfer
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Moenner, M., Vosoghi, M.,Ryazantsev, S., Glitz, D.G.
Ribonuclease Inhibitor Protein of Human Erythrocytes:
Characterization, Loss of Activity in Response to
Oxidative Stress, and Association with Heinz Bodies
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Issue 7, Vol. 24: April 15, 1998

Mian, I.S.
Sequence, Structural, Functional, and Phylogenetic
Analysis of Three Glycosidase Families
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Fernandez, J.A., Griffin, J.H., Chang, G.T.G., Stam, J.,
Reitsma, P.H., Bertina, R.M., Bouma, B.N.
Involvement of Amino Acid Residues 423-429 of
Human Protein S in Binding to C4b-Binding Protein
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Commentary: submitted by Bjorn Dahlbäck, M.D.
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Issue 6, Vol. 24: March 31, 1998

No papers in this issue

Issue 5, Vol. 24: March 15, 1998

Ida, H., Rennert, O.M., Ito, T., Maekawa, K., Eto, Y.
Type 1 Gaucher Disease:
Phenotypic Expression and Natural History in Japanese Patients
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Commentary: submitted by Ernest Beutler, M.D.
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Issue 4, Vol. 24: February 28, 1998

Kanno, H., Fujii, H., Miwa, S.
Expression and Enzymatic Characterization of Human
Glucose Phosphate Isomerase (GPI) Variants
Accounting for GPI Deficiency
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Segel, M.J., Paltiel, O., Zimran, A., Gottschalk-Sabag, S.,
Schibi, G., Krichevski, S., Ludkovski, O., Yehuda, D.B.
Geographic Variance in the Frequency of the t(14;18)
Translocation in Follicular Lymphoma:
An Israeli Series Compared to the World Literature
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Issue 3, Vol. 24: February 15, 1998

Pellegrino, C.M., Rybicki, A.C., Musto, S.,
Nagel, R.L., Schwartz, R.S.
Molecular Identification and Expression of Erythroid K:Cl Cotransporter
in Human and Mouse Erythroleukemic Cells
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Yin, X., Dailey, H.A.
Erythroid 5-Aminolevulinate Synthase is Required for Erythroid
Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
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Issue 2, Vol. 24: January 31, 1998

Trapp, O.M.,Beykirch, M.K., Petrides, P.E.
Anagrelide for Treatment of Patients with
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and a High Platelet Count
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Broxmeyer, H.E., Orazi, A., Hague, N.L.,
Sledge, G.W., Jr., Rasmussen, H., Gordon, M.S.
Myeloid Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Mobilization Effects of BB10010,
a Genetically Engineered Variant of Human Macrophage Inflammatory
Protein-1alpha, in a Phase I Clinical Trial in Patients with
Relapsed/Refractory Breast Cancer
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Issue 1, Vol. 24: January 15, 1998

Beutler, E., Gelbart, T.
Hematologically Important Mutations:
Gaucher Disease
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