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SUBMITTER: Kwong YL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7102052 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kwong Yok-Lam YL Au Wing-Yan WY Leung Anskar Y H AY Tse Eric W C EW
Annals of hematology 20100401 4
To characterize T-cell large granular leukemia in Asia, 22 Chinese patients from a single institute were reported, together with an analysis of 88 Asian and 272 Western patients identified from the literature. In our cohort, anemia due to pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) occurred in 15/22 (68%) of cases, being the most common indication for treatment. Neutropenia was only found in 8/22 (36%) cases, and recurrent infections, the most important clinical problem in Western patients, were not observed. ...[more]