Diagnostic utility of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in myelodysplastic syndrome

…, AJ Barrett, D Venzon, ME Rick - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) are characterized by bilineage or trilineage dysplasia.
Although diagnostic criteria are well established for MDS, a significant number of patients …

High prevalence of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in HIV-infected adults

…, H Masur, EC Jones, GO Joe, ME Rick… - Annals of internal …, 2002 - acpjournals.org
Background: Osteonecrosis has been reported to occur occasionally among HIV-infected
patients. The diagnosis of symptomatic osteonecrosis of the hip in two of the authors' patients, …

Thrombospondin-1 stimulates platelet aggregation by blocking the antithrombotic activity of nitric oxide/cGMP signaling

…, CK Yu, K Nghiem, J Monsale, ME Rick… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Platelet α-granules constitute the major rapidly releasable reservoir of thrombospondin-1 in
higher animals. Although some fragments and peptides derived from thrombospondin-1 …

The incidence and natural history of osteonecrosis in HIV-infected adults

…, GO Joe, ME Rick, E Formentini… - Clinical infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background . Osteonecrosis is increasingly recognized as a debilitating complication of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but the natural history has not been well …

Congenital bleeding disorders

ME Rick, CE Walsh, NS Key - ASH Education Program Book, 2003 - ashpublications.org
Both clinical and basic problems related to the congenital bleeding disorders continue to
confront hematologists. On the forefront are efforts to bring genetic correction of the more …

Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of von Willebrand disease: a synopsis of the 2008 NHLBI/NIH guidelines

WL Nichols, ME Rick, TL Ortel… - American journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) mediates blood platelet adhesion and accumulation at sites of
blood vessel injury, and also carries coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) that is important for …

Clinical use of a rapid collagen binding assay for von Willebrand factor cleaving protease in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

ME Rick, S Moll, MA Taylor, DM Krizek… - Thrombosis and …, 2002 - thieme-connect.com
A simple collagen binding assay (CBA) for measuring activity of the von Willebrand factor
cleaving protease in clinical samples is described, and results of fifty masked plasmapheresis …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: measurement of effect on platelet function

…, KL Nghiem, JL Monsale, RA Wesley, ME Rick - Translational …, 2008 - Elsevier
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) reduce platelet serotonin and are associated
with increased gastrointestinal bleeding, which is an effect that is enhanced when taken …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease: guidelines for primary care

BP Yawn, WL Nichols, ME Rick - American family physician, 2009 - aafp.org
Von Willebrand disease is an inherited condition characterized by deficiency of von Willebrand
factor, which is essential in hemostasis. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute …

Circulating heparan sulfate anticoagulant in a patient with a fatal bleeding disorder

RN Palmer, ME Rick, PD Rick, JA Zeller… - New England Journal …, 1984 - Mass Medical Soc
We have identified a circulating, heparin-like anticoagulant in a patient with multiple myeloma
(IgG 4 lambda) who had serious clinically evident bleeding that contributed to his death. …