Publications by authors named "K G Lofsness"

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  • WHIM syndrome includes symptoms like warts, low immunoglobulin levels, recurrent infections, and an abnormal retention of white blood cells in the bone marrow, which is known as myelokathexis.
  • Approximately 20 cases have been documented since the first reports in the 1960s, and these cases show a pattern of chronic neutropenia and peculiar-looking neutrophils.
  • A family study revealed 6 affected individuals over three generations, indicating an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, and confirmed that the gene involved is not located on the X chromosome.
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An automated reticulocyte procedure using a flow cytometer and the fluorescent dye thiazole orange was evaluated for clinical use. The mean reticulocyte count on 118 hematologically healthy adults was 1.56% (standard deviation [SD] 0.

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Blood samples from 60 patients with serologically positive infectious mononucleosis were analyzed on the Coulter S-Plus IV. Hemoglobins and platelet counts were essentially normal, and leukocyte counts were elevated in less than half the cases. Reactive lymphocytes were present on blood smears from all patients.

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In the field of clinical laboratory science, certification may be obtained by passing the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCA) examination. This multiple-choice test is competence-based and criterion-referenced, and uses a modified Angoff procedure to establish the passing score. For this study, the NCA examination scores of 1,868 certification applicants (mostly new graduates) and 111 selected laboratory practitioners were compared.

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