Recombinant erythropoietin therapy as an alternative to blood transfusions in infants with hereditary spherocytosis

Hematology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-152

  Tchernia, Gil ^a   Delhommeau, François ^a   Perrotta, Silverio ^e   Cynober, Thérèse ^a   Bader Meunier, Brigitte ^a   Nobili, Bruno ^e   Rohrlich, Pierre ^b   Salomon, Jean Louis ^c   Sagot Bevenot, Sylvie ^d   Miraglia Del Giudice, Emanuele ^e   Delaunay, Jean ^a   DeMattia, Domenico ^f   Schischmanoff, Pierre Olivier ^a   Mohandas, Narla ^g   Iolascon, Achille ^f  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c Service de Pédiatrie   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier Docteur Duchenne   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Hereditary; Infant; Recombinant erythropoietin; Spherocytosis; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY;

EID: 0034584616     PISSN: 14664860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200022     Document Type: Article

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