Correction to: The complexity of bony malalignment in patellofemoral disorders: femoral and tibial torsion, trochlear dysplasia, TT-TG distance, and frontal mechanical axis correlate with each other

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Low-dose cyclophosphamide conditioning for haematopoietic cell transplantation from HLA-matched related donors in patients with Fanconi anaemia

Allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is effective therapy for Fanconi anaemia (FA). FA patients do not tolerate conditioning with 200 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide (Cy), typically used in aplastic anaemia. We previously published results of studies in which Cy doses were gradually reduced from 200 to 100 mg/kg. Here we update results of the initial studies and report data on 30 new patients conditioned with Cy either at 80 mg/kg (n = 7) or at 60 mg/kg (n = 23), given over 4 days before HCT from human leucocyte antigen-matched related donors. Methotrexate and cyclosporine were given for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. All seven patients given Cy at 80 mg/kg and 21 of 23 given Cy at 60 mg/kg had sustained engraftment, while two patients, both with clonal cytogenetics abnormalities, experienced graft failure. Grades 2-3 acute GVHD rates were 57% and 14% for patients given the higher and lower Cy doses, respectively (P = 0.001). Four patients given Cy at 80 mg/kg and 22 given Cy at 60 mg/kg were alive at a median of 47 (44-58) months and 16 (3-52) months, respectively. Cy at 60 mg/kg has acceptable toxicities, low rates of GVHD, and is sufficient for engraftment of related grafts in most FA patients.

Effects of steroid hormones on replication of murine sarcoma virus in mouse embryo cultures

The androgenic steroid hormone, testosterone, inhibited focus formation by the murine Moloney sarcoma virus in mouse embryo cells. The inhibition of focus formation was enhanced by cyclic AMP. Although focus formation was inhibited, there was no inhibition of viral replication. The glucogenic adrenal corticosteroids, cortisol and dexamethasone, and 17-beta-estradiol and progesterone did not affect focus formation by MuSV(M).

Effect of diethylaminoethyl-dextran on the replication of a murine sarcoma (Moloney)-leukemia virus complex in mouse embryo cultures (38577)

Isolates of a sarcoma (Moloney)-leukemia virus complex prepared as cell-free extracts from mouse tumors showed no enhancement in infectivity by DEAE-D either in the sarcoma moiety measured by focus formation or in the leukemia moiety measured by XC cell assay. The sarcoma moiety was not enhanced by DEAE-D in MEM and modified McCoy's 5a media or when varying amounts of FCS and glutamine were included in the media. Progressive enhancement of viral infectivity by DEAE-D was found when the viral preparations were passaged serially in MEF cells. DEAE-D ALSO ENHANCED TUMOR FORMATION IN VIVO BY TISSUE CULTURE PASSAGED VIRUS.