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  • noun medicine A form of anemia in which there is a reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

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  • noun an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia

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  • We show that zTERT knockdown causes hypochromic anemia at the onset of circulation, and that this is accompanied by the impaired differentiation of blood cells and their eventual apoptotic cell death leading to a severe reduction of hematopoietic cells ( 'pancytopenia'), during embryogenesis.

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  • Severe (Grade 3 or greater) adverse events that occurred more frequently in patients who received Rituxan plus FC compared to those who received FC alone included cytopenias (neutropenia, leukopenia, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia), infusion-related reactions and, in previously untreated patients, hypotension and hepatitis B.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Treated mice developed a profound yet transient elevation of multilineage hematopoiesis, which showed morphologic features of a chronic myeloproliferative disorder (CMPD) with progressive pancytopenia.

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  • At 3 months of age, the female infant was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the J.W. Goethe University Hospital at Frankfurt am Main with the classic presentation of FHL characterized by a sepsis-like clinical picture with hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and impaired liver function.

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  • The majority of transplanted mice developed a progressive pancytopenia with histopathological features of a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) - like disorder.

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  • Severe (Grade 3 or greater) adverse events that occurred more frequently in patients who received Rituxan plus FC compared to those who received FC alone included cytopenias (neutropenia, leukopenia, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia), infusion-related reactions and, in previously untreated patients, hypotension and hepatitis B.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Other notable findings at admission were splenomegaly, pancytopenia, hyponatremia, elevated levels of liver enzymes, hyperferritinemia and hypofibrinogenemia.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Matthew P. Strout 2010

  • Myelosuppression (including anemia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, and thrombocytopenia) has been reported in patients receiving Zyvox.

    New Phase 4 Study Shows Higher Rates of Clinical and Microbiological Success for Zyvox Versus Vancomycin in MRSA Nosocomial Pneumonia - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Buy Lipitor Online Cheap Pharmacy failure, antiseptic failure, and pancytopenia.

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  • Myelosuppression (including anemia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, and thrombocytopenia) has been reported in patients receiving Zyvox.

    New Phase 4 Study Shows Higher Rates of Clinical and Microbiological Success for Zyvox Versus Vancomycin in MRSA Nosocomial Pneumonia - Yahoo! Finance 2010

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