Background: Asthma is recognized as a common cause of disability, of great economic cost, and of preventable deaths. In this study we aimed to test our hypothesis to evaluate the relationship between the Human Platelet Antigen-1(HPA-1) polymorphism and bronchial asthma and its severity, which would suggest genetic variances that may be responsible for expression or activation of these receptors...

This paper aims to explain the macroeconomic volatility due to microeconomic shocks to one or several sectors, recognizing the non-symmetrical relation in the interaction among the Ecuadorian economic sectors. To grasp the economic structure of this emerging economy, a statistical analysis of network data is applied to the respective input-output matrix of Ecuador from 1975 until 2012. We find ...

There has been an increase in Australia's intake of refugees and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa over the last two decades. These refugees have been exposed to nutritional risks prior to migration, which, together with changes associated with acculturation, impact on their health and nutritional status post-migration. However, there is a paucity of data in Australia that has examined the healt...

Type and quantity of replacement treatment, together with haematological and immunological parameters were determined in 37 boys with severe haemophilia A and 41 children with other bleeding disorders. The quantity of factor VIII concentrate given to boys with severe haemophilia A (mean U/year) showed a significant inverse correlation with total white cell counts, lymphocyte counts, platelet co...

There is an ongoing debate whether platelet concentrates (PCs) prepared from either whole-blood donations or by plateletpheresis are superior. Usage of these two product types varies greatly between countries and individual institutions. Some use mainly apheresis PCs; others prefer pooled PCs which are produced from whole-blood donations. This review summarizes the existing information on these...

Platelet concentrates (PC) is prepared from donated whole blood units by centrifugation and subsequent pooling of 4-6 units Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide. Thus, PC may contain a small amount of donor RBC. We report a case of a 60 year-old male patient with past medical history of coronary artery disease, who present...

Two patients with a long history of unexplained thrombocytopenia, eventually diagnosed with von Willebrand's disease (vWD) type 2B are reported. In one patient with platelet counts of 80 x 10(9)/l 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) had a favourable effect during bleeding episodes. The second patient received intermediate purity von Willebrand's factor (vWF)/factor VIII concentrate (Hae...

This case series reports the various treatment modalities to treat multiple recessions. Gingival recession is a widespread clinical manifestation affecting single or root surfaces at all teeth types. Periodontal reconstructive surgery consists of mucogingival procedures. The primary goal these procedures benefit periodontal health through reconstruction lost hard and soft tissues, by preventing...

BACKGROUND/AIMS A 50-year-old type 2 diabetic male with a comminuted fracture of the tibia and delayed union after insufficient initial osteosynthesis with a resulting pseudoarthrosis was treated operatively by using a graft composed of platelet gel mixed with autologous cancellous bone. The essential idea of this therapy was to combine the healing capacities of platelet-derived growth factors ...