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New GFI1B variants in bleeding and platelet disorders

Platelets restrict blood loss upon vessel damage by formation of a clot (thrombus). Recently, we reported a family with a bleeding and platelet disorder (BPD), which was caused by a defect in the gene GFI1B1.

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How malignant cells in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia escape T cell recognition and attack

T cell activation is essential for immunity including the recognition and killing of abnormal target cells such as cancerous cells.

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Immune Therapies for Hematologic Disorders

Recently the treatment of hematological and solid malignancies has been revolutionized by the introduction of novel immunotherapeutic strategies.

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Can Eltrombopag help children with ITP say goodbye to bleeding?

 

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare disease in children, affecting 5 in 100,000. Most children get better quickly without intervention but up to 30% will still have disease at 12 months.

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The Clot Thickens

Haemophilia B is a genetic bleeding disorder, affecting approximately 80,000 males worldwide1, caused by an insufficient or dyfunctional blood clotting protein called factor IX (FIX).

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SWG Educational Activities

MeetingsSession on thrombocytopenias and platelet function disordersAt the EHA 2023 Congress, we held a session on ‘Thrombocytopenias and platelet function disorders: Recent developments and perspectives in immune thrombocytopenia.

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Evaluation of a single 1.000 mg iron dose as ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) for fatigue treatment in Iron deficient women – PREFER

Fatigue and iron deficiency are prevalent among women of childbearing age. This randomised, placebo-controlled study evaluated the effect of a single intravenous 1.

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