Persistent panhypogammaglobulinemia with selected loss of memory B cells and impaired isotype expression after rituximab therapy for post-transplant EBV-associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia

• Published in: European journal of haematology Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 527 - 529
• Main Authors: Nishio, Mitsufumi, Endo, Tomoyuki, Fujimoto, Katusya, Sato, Norihiro, Sakai, Toshiya, Obara, Masato, Kumano, Koti, Minauchi, Koichiro, Koike, Takao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Agammaglobulinemia - blood; Agammaglobulinemia - etiology; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - blood; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - complications; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - virology; Antibodies, Monoclonal - administration & dosage; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage; B-Lymphocytes; Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage; Doxorubicin - administration & dosage; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - blood; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications; Female; Herpesvirus 4, Human; Humans; Immunoglobulins - blood; Immunologic Memory; Lymphocyte Count - methods; Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - complications; Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - physiopathology; Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - therapy; Middle Aged; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation - methods; Prednisone - administration & dosage; Rituximab; Transplantation, Homologous; Vincristine - administration & dosage