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Contents Volume 23, No. 1, February 2001 Review 1 The pathological consequences of anaemia D.S. Silverberg, A. Taina, D. Wexler and M. Blum Red Cells 7 Flow-cytometric analysis of erythrocytes and reticulocytes in congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type II (CDA Ii): value in differential diagnosis with hereditary spherocytosis P. Danise, G. Amendola, B. Nobili, S. Perrotta, E. Miraglia del Giudice, S.M.R. Matarese, \. Iolascon and C. Brugnara High serum folates and the simplification of red cell folate analysis N. Philpott, B.P. Kelleher, O.P. Smith and S.D. O’Broin The feasibility of estimating the erythrocyte sedimentation rate within a few minutes by using a simple slide test R. Rotstein, R. Fusman, S. Berliner, D. Levartovsky, O. Rogowsky, S. Cohen, E. Shabtai, I. Shapira, D. Avitzour, N. Arber and D. Zeltser Patients with pulmonary and cardiac disease show an elevated proportion of immature reticulocytes R.G. Kendall, I. Mellors, J. Hardy and B. M‘Ardle White Cells 33 The analysis of eosinophil & lymphocyte phenotype following single dose of high-dose methyl- prednisolone in two siblings with marked hypereosinophilia D. Uckan, G. Hics6nmez, B. Tunc, M. Cetin, I. Tezcan and M. Tuncer 39 Quinolone resistance in neutropenic patients: the effect of prescribing policy in the UK and Pakistan Y. Zaidi, M. Hastings, J. Murray, R. Hassan, M. Kurshid and P. Mahendra Blood Transfusion 43 Low level leucocyte counting: a critical variable in the validation of leucodepleted blood transfusion components as highlighted by an external quality assessment study D. Barnett, K. Goodfellow, J. Ginnever, V. Granger, L. Whitby and J.T. Reilly Case Reports 53 Haemoglobin Q-Thailand and hereditary spherocytosis in a Chinese family K.F.S. Leung, W.Y. Au, A.Y.Y. Chan, L.C. Chan, J.S. Waye, D.H.K. Chui and S.K. Ma 57 Otological manifestations of acute leukaemia: report of two cases and review of literature E. Andrés, J.-E. Kurtz, F. Maloisel and P. Dufour 61 Prothrombin time inhibition detected with recombinant but not with conventional thromboplastins in two patients with high-titre IgM and moderate-titre IgA anticardiolipin antibodies R. Munro, N. Dorward, M.S. Lewis and A. Beddall 65 Platelet apheresis for digital gangrene due to thrombocytosis in chronic myeloid leukaemia N. Win and D.C. Mitchell Correspondence 67 Metastatic transitional cell carcinoma or nonsecretory multiple myeloma? K. Shimizu and K. Imaida 69 Purpuric rash following treatment with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine A. Hendrick Volume 23, No. 2, April 2001 Editorial 69 Plus ca change... S. Bentley Review 71 Erythropoietin R.G. Kendall Red Cells 81 Astandardized flow cytometric method for screening paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) measuring CD55 and CD59 expression on erythrocytes and granulocytes U. Oelschlaegel, I. Besson, C. Arnoulet, D. Sainty, R. Nowak, R. Naumann, Y. Bux and G. Ehninger Use of a new Hemocue system for measuring haemoglobin at low concentrations L.D. Morris, A. Pont and $.M. Lewis Automated reticulocyte counting using the Sysmex RAM-1 Peng. H. Yang, H. Jiang, J. Su and Z. Peng impairment of erythrocyte viscoelasticity is correlated with levels of glycosylated haemoglobin in diabetic patients \. Symeonidi, G. Athanassio, A. Psiroyanni, V. Kyriazopoulo, K. Kapatais-Zoumbo, Y. Missirli and N. Zoumbo White Cells 111 Patients with non-immune chronic idiopathic neutropenia syndrome have increased splenic volume on ultrasonography H.A. Papadaki, N.Z. Charoulakis, D.G. Eliopoulos, M. Psy!laki and G.D. Eliopoulos Timing of the appearance of multipotential and committed haemopoietic progenitors in peripheral blood after mobilization in patients with lymphoma M.D. Hepburn, K. Nagesh, A.D. Heppleston, P.G. Cachia and M.J. Pippard 125 The effects of prior induction therapy with melphalan on subsequent peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation for myeloma M.A. Kazmi, G. Ahsan and S.A. Schey Thrombosis and Haemostasis 131 The PFA-100™ system for the assessment of platelet function in normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies M. Marietta, I. Castelli, F. Piccinini, I. Neri, M. Bertesi, F. Facchinetti and G. Torelli Case Reports 135 Successful salvage of RAEB/AML relapsing early post allograft with FLAG-Ida conditioned mini-allograft: a report of two cases C.H. Hui, P. Bardy, T. Hughes, N. Horvath and L.B. To 139 Concomitant angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and low grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder Christopoulos, A. Tassidou, S. Golfinopoulou, G. Anastasiadis, S. Manetas and D. Anagnostou Volume 23, No. 3, June 2001 Review 139 Molecular abnormalities in b-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia C. Fegan Technical Notes 149 Flow cytometric method for simultaneous assay of foetal haemoglobin containing red cells, reticulocytes and foetal haemoglobin containing reticulocytes Y. Mundee, N.C. Bigelow, B.H. Davis and J.B. Porter Comparison of blood counts in venous, fingertip and arterial blood and their measurement variation Z.-W. Yang, S.-H. Yang, L. Chen, J. Qu, J. Zhu and Z. Tang Red Cells 161 Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid as indicators of folate and vitamin B,2 deficiency in pregnancy M.F. McMullin, P.B. Young, K.E.M. Bailie, G.A. Savage, T.R.J. Lappin and R. White 167 Quantification of red blood cell fragmentation by automated haematology analyzer XE-2100 M. Jiang, K. Saigo, S. Imoto, Y. Kosaka, H. Matsumoto and K. Fujimoto White Cells 173 Iimmunophenotypic and cytogenetic changes in acute leukaemia at relapse M. Hur, Y.H. Chang, D.S. Lee, M.H. Park and H.I. Cho Coagulation 181 Platelet count and parameters determined by the Bayer ADIVA™ 120 in reference subjects and patients \. Giacomini, P. Legovini, G. Gessoni. F. Antico, $. Valverde, M. M. Salvadego and F. Manoni 187 Low risk of central venous thrombosis with nontunnelled central venous catheters P.T. Murphy and N. O'Connor 189 Reliability of delayed prothrombin time INR determinations in a central laboratory using off-site blood sampling P. Froom, D. Abramova, M. Bar-El and M. Barak Case Reports 193 EDTA-induced pseudo-neutropenia resolved with kanamycin ]. Hoffmann 197 An unusual late relapse K.M. Bowles, R. Tooze and R.E. Marcus 201 Combined factor Vill and IX deficiency in a family S. Shetty, K. Ghosh, S. Parekh and D. Mohanty Correspondence 205 Factors influencing the frequency of attendance at a warfarin dosing clinic A.D. Blann and D. Bareford Volume 23, No. 4, August 2001 Review 209 The molecular biology of von Willebrand disease S. Keeney and A.M. Cumming Laboratory Automation 231 Determination of peripheral blood stem cells by the Sysmex SE-9500 L. Peng, J. Yang, H. Yang, Z. Peng, C. Xu and T. Liu 237 Laboratory evaluation of the Sysmex SE-9500 automated haematology analyser L. Peng, X. Gao, H. Jiang, Z. Peng and J. Su White Cells 243 Effect of ozone on neutrophil function in vitro M. Margalit, E. Attias, D. Attias, D. Elstein, A. Zimran and Y. Matzner Case Reports 249 Spherocytosis preceding the development of myelodysplasia 4\ . Aleem and J. A. Murray 253 Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, abdominal pain and disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection: an unusual and fatal triad in a patient 13 months post Rituximab and autologous stem cell transplantation L.M. MclIlwaine, E.J. Fitzsimons and R.L. Soutar Hyperdiploid karyotype in a Childhood MDS patient H. Acar, U. Caliskan, M. Kaynak, M. Selman Yildirim and D. A. Largaespada Translocation t(4;6)(q21;q27) in a case of primary thrombocythaemia in transformation I. Krsnik, T. Ferro, J. Garcia Suarez, Y. Vazquez Mazariego and P. Cabello Warfarin-induced skin necrosis associated with Factor V Leiden and protein S deficiency r. Ng and MLL. Tillyer British Society for Haematology 265 British Society for Haematology Slide Session, Annual Scientific Meeting, Bournemouth, 2000 Volume 23, No. 5, October 2001 Review 271 A systematic approach to the assessment of erythropoiesis H.M. Waters and L.H. Seal Red Cells 283 Foetal haemoglobin in homozygous sickle cell disease: a study of patients with low HBF levels. \. Donaldson, P. Thomas, B.E. Serjeant and G.R. Serjeant 289 Serum erythropoietin and its relation with soluble transferrin receptor in patients with different types of anaemia in a locally defined reference population M.E. Roque, M. J. Sandoval and M.C. Aggio Morphology 295 Minor dysplastic changes are frequently observed in the bone marrow aspirate in elderly patients without haematologcal disease F. Girodon, B. Favre, P.M. Carli, N. Nash, N. Desbiolles, E. Tatou and M. Maynadié Haemostasis and Thrombosis 299 The outcome of ambulatory DVT management using a multidisciplinary approach P. Rose, D. Bell, E.S. Green, A. Davenport, C. Fegan, H. Grech, D. O'Shaughnessy and J. Voke 305 Glycoprotein V-specific platelet-associated antibodies in thrombocytopenic patients L. Joutsi-Korhonen, K. Javela, P. Hormila and R. Kekomiki 311 Evaluation of a new immunoturbidimetric test (Liatest antithrombin Ill) for determination of antithrombin antigen J. Antovic, J. Séderstr6m, B. Karlman and M. Blomback Transfusion Medicine 315 Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Lebanon, 1997-2000 N. Irani-Hakime, H. Tamim, H. Samaha and W.Y. Almawi Case Reports 319 Haemoglobin H disease due to (-SEA) 2-globin gene deletion and «2-codon 30 (AGAG) mutation: a family study S.K. Ma, A.Y.Y. Chan, E.K.W. Chiu and L.C. Chan MRSA pyomyositis complicating sickie cell anaemia C. Millar, T. Page, P.J. Paterson and C.P.F. Taylor Correspondence 327 Fast-track referral system for patients with haematological malignancy G.A. Follows, J.A. Child and G.M. Smith Meetings Abstracts 329 Advancing Laboratory Practice in Haematology Vi 12-15 September 2001, Jersey, Channel Islands Volume 23, No. 6, December 2001 Laboratory Automation 355 Comparison of the reticulocyte mode of the Abx Pentra 120 Retic, Coulter® General-S™, Sysmex” SE 9500, Abbott CD 4000 and Bayer Advia® 120 haematology analysers in a simultaneous evaluation . Van den Bossche, K. Devreese, R. Malfait, M. Van de Vyvere and P. De Schouwer Red Cells 361 Respiratory changes in human red cells G. Aliberti, M. Proietta, I. Pulignano, C. Di Giovanni, L. Tritapepe and G. Vercillo 365 High serum cobalamin levels in the clinical setting - clinical associations and holo-transcobalamin changes R. Carmel, H. Vasireddy, I. Aurangzeb and K. George Molecular analysis of B-thalassaemia patients in a high incidence area of southern italy L. Rigoli, A. Meo, M.R. Miceli, K. Alessio, R.A. Caruso, M.A. La Rosa, D. C. Salpietro, M. Ricca and I. Barberi Evaluation of a new screening test for sickle cell haemoglobin J. Balasubramaniam, L. Phelan and B. J. Bain White Cells 385 Detection of hairy cell leukaemia in blood and bone marrow using multidimensional flow cytometry with CD45-PECy5 and SS gating L. Tytherleigh, M. Taparia and M. F. Leahy Transfusion and Transplantation 391 Survey of the use of whole blood in current blood transfusion practice S. MacLennan and M. F. Murphy 397 Placing the newborn on the maternal abdomen increases the volume of umbilical cord blood collected C. Pafumi, G. Zizza, A. Russo, M. Farina, G. Pernicone, S. Bandiera, P. Giardina, L. Mangiafico, R. Mancari, I. Maggi, A. E. Calogero and A. Cianci 401 Analysis of chimerism during the early period after allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation 3. Gleissner, I. W. Blau, A. Sindram, R. Reinhardt, W. Knauf and E. Thiel Case Reports 407 Haemoglobin Pierre—-Benite - a high affinity variant associated with relative polycythaemia M. E. J. Beard, H. C. Potter, R. L. Spearing and S. O. Brennan 411 Increased incidence of venous thrombosis in patients with shortened activated partial thromboplastin times and low ratios for activated protein C resistance M. R. Aboud and D. D. F. Ma Book Review 417 Molecular Basis of Cancer Reviewed by M. L. Gulley 419 Author and subject indices to Volume 23