Anemia in children with cancer is associated with decreased erythropoietic activity and not with inadequate erythropoietin production.

Corazza, F; Beguin, Y; Bergmann, P; André, M; Ferster, A; Devalck, C; Fondu, P; Buyse, M; Sariban, E

Corazza, F; Beguin, Y; Bergmann, P; André, M; Ferster, A; Devalck, C; Fondu, P; Buyse, M; Sariban, E.

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Corazza F; Laboratory of Hematology and of Clinical Chemistry, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

Blood ; 92(5): 1793-8, 1998 Sep 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9716610

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Anemia/etiology; Erythropoiesis; Erythropoietin/biosynthesis; Neoplasms/complications; Adolescent; Anemia/blood; Anemia/pathology; Bone Marrow Cells/pathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Erythroid Precursor Cells/pathology; Erythropoietin/blood; Female; Hemoglobins/analysis; Humans; Infant; Leukemia/complications; Leukemia/drug therapy; Leukemia/pathology; Male; Neoplasms/drug therapy; Neoplasms/pathology; Receptors, Transferrin/blood

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Erythropoietin / Erythropoiesis / Anemia / Neoplasms Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: Blood Year: 1998 Document type: Article

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