Aplastic Anemia : Pathophysiology and Treatment (Hardcover)

Part I. Pathophysiology of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: 1. Stem cell defect in aplastic anemia J. C. W. Marsh and N. G. Testa; 2. Cytokine abnormalities in aplastic anemia S. Kojima; 3. Role of T-lymphocytes and apoptosis in pathophysiology of aplastic anemia S. Nakao; 4. Role of apoptosis in pathophysiology of aplastic anemia F. M. Gibson, N. J. Philpott, J. C. W. Marsh and E. C. Gordon-Smith; 5. Interrelation between aplastic anemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria G. Socie, J.-Y. Mary, H. Schrezenmeier and E. Gluckman; 6. Aplastic anemia and other clonal disorders A. Raghavachar; Part II. Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: 7. Epidemiology and etiology of aplastic anemia H. Heimpel; 8. Clinical presentation, natural course and prognostic factors P. Marin-Fernandez; Part III. Treatment of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: 9. Supportive treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia P. Ljungman; 10. Immunosuppressive treatment of aplastic anemia A. Bacigalupo, H. Schrezenmeier and A. Tichelli; 11. Role of cytokines in the treatment of aplastic anemia H. Schrezenmeier; 12. HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplantation to treat severe aplastic anemia S. R. McCann, J. R. Passweg, R. Storb and H. J. Deeg; 13. Alternative donor bone marrow transplantation for severe acquired aplastic anemia J. M. Hows, J. V. Stone and B. M. Camitta; 14. Treatment of children with acquired aplastic anemia A. Locasciulli; 15. Long-term follow up of patients with aplastic anemia A. Tichelli and G. Socie; 16. Guidelines for treatment of aplastic anemia (international consensus document); Part IV. Fanconi's Anemia: 17. Clinical features and diagnosis of Fanconi's anemia B. P. Alter; 18. Genetic basis of Fanconi's anemia M. Buchwald and M. Carreau; 19. Treatment of Fanconi's anemia E. Gluckman, G. Socie and P. Guardiola; 20. Genetic correction of Fanconi's anemia J. M. Liu.