Detection of t(14;18) in turkish follicular lymphomas using the polymerase chain reaction.

A t(14;18) translocation is closely associated with the follicular lymphoma but is also seen in diffuse B cell lymphomas with a previous history of a follicular lymphoma as well as de novo diffuse lymphomas. Estimation of the frequency of t(14;18) in follicular lymphoma vary widely from 33 to 89%. Furthermore, no extensive data have been published on the frequency of t(14;18) in Turkish cases of follicular lymphoma.

Serum cardiolipin antibodies in cancer patients with thromboembolic events.

This study was undertaken to investigate a possible association of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACLAs) in cancer patients with thromboembolic events. Twenty-five patients with solid tumors complicated with acute thrombosis, 36 cancer patients without any thrombotic events, and a group of 20 healthy volunteers without thrombosis or malignancy were included. The mean age of the cancer patients with and without thrombosis and healthy subjects were 50 years (range 20-75), 45 years (range 23-66), and 40 years (range 20-68), respectively.

Serum erythropoietin level in anemic cancer patients.

Anemia is a frequent complication of cancer and its treatment. A defect in erythropoietin production has been advocated as being the main cause of anemia in cancer patients. We studied serum erythropoietin levels in 74 patients with solid tumors and in a control group consisting of 20 otherwise healthy individuals without any malignancy, who have only iron deficiency anemia.

Preventive effect of hesperidin against inflammation in CD-1 mouse skin caused by tumor promoter.

Our earlier studies have shown that the flavonoid hesperidin inhibits tumor promotion in a two stage skin tumorigenesis protocol in CD-1 mice. In this study hesperidin's significant protection (p < 0.0001) against 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induced edema in CD-1 mouse ear will be presented.