2018
Clinical spectrum of pyruvate kinase deficiency: data from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study
Grace RF, Bianchi P, van Beers EJ, Eber SW, Glader B, Yaish HM, Despotovic JM, Rothman JA, Sharma M, McNaull MM, Fermo E, Lezon-Geyda K, Morton DH, Neufeld EJ, Chonat S, Kollmar N, Knoll CM, Kuo K, Kwiatkowski JL, Pospíšilová D, Pastore YD, Thompson AA, Newburger PE, Ravindranath Y, Wang WC, Wlodarski MW, Wang H, Holzhauer S, Breakey VR, Kunz J, Sheth S, Rose MJ, Bradeen HA, Neu N, Guo D, Al-Sayegh H, London WB, Gallagher PG, Zanella A, Barcellini W. Clinical spectrum of pyruvate kinase deficiency: data from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study. Blood 2018, 131: 2183-2192. PMID: 29549173, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-10-810796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnemia, Hemolytic, Congenital NonspherocyticBlood TransfusionChildChild, PreschoolCholecystectomyCombined Modality TherapyEnzyme ActivationFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypePyruvate KinasePyruvate Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsSplenectomySymptom AssessmentTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsIron overloadHemolytic anemiaPyruvate kinase deficiencyChildren age 5 yearsProspective clinical dataPK deficiencySeverity of anemiaKinase deficiencyNatural history studiesAge 5 yearsCongenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemiaCongenital hemolytic anemiaBaseline hemoglobinPostsplenectomy thrombosisMulticenter registryPostsplenectomy sepsisPulmonary hypertensionSimultaneous cholecystectomyFrequent complicationPerinatal complicationsTransfusion burdenAplastic crisisExchange transfusionLeg ulcersRadiologic data
2008
Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion