To investigate the utility of blood culture of invasive fungal infections in patients with
haematological malignancies, an autopsy survey was conducted in 720 patients who were treated …

Umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT) is widely accepted, but one critical issue for
adult patients is a low engraftment rate, of which one cause is haemophagocytic syndrome (HPS)…

To evaluate thrombopoiesis in thrombocytopenic disorders, we simultaneously determined
reticulated platelet counts in whole blood by FACScan flow cytometry and serum …

The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics of patients with Helicobacter
cinaedi bacteremia and the time required for blood cultures to become positive. The medical …

Helicobacter cinaedi has being recognized as an important human pathogen which causes
bloodstream infections. Although the first case of bacteremia with this pathogen in Japan …

A pilot study of a novel, reduced-toxicity, myeloablative conditioning regimen using intravenous
busulfan 12.8 mg/kg, fludarabine 180 mg/m 2 , and melphalan 80 mg/m 2 for single cord …

BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is known to be a cholesterol-rich lipoprotein, however,
the contribution of Lp(a)-cholesterol [Lp(a)-C] to the serum cholesterol and LDL-C levels …

Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a potentially curative approach
for advanced hematologic diseases, its application to elderly people is limited because of …

We retrospectively analyzed 12 consecutive adult severe aplastic anemia patients who
received unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation after a reduced-intensity conditioning …

As a physically binding protein of GLI1 transcription factor, Suppressor-of-Fused (SUFU) has
been placed in the center of negative regulation of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. SUFU tethers …