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The hypereosinophilic syndrome revisitedFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine Université Libre de Bruxelles, B 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Annu Rev Med 54:169-84. 2003..This review defines the "myeloproliferative" and "lymphocytic" variants of the HES and addresses the management of each variant, focusing on diagnosis and treatment of the newly identified lymphocytic variant...
Molecular profiling of CD3-CD4+ T cells from patients with the lymphocytic variant of hypereosinophilic syndrome reveals targeting of growth control pathwaysMarie Ravoet
Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Blood 114:2969-83. 2009....
Lymphoproliferative disorders associated with hypereosinophiliaFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Semin Hematol 49:138-48. 2012..The mechanisms leading to blood and tissue eosinophilia in the setting of lymphoproliferative disorders, as well as the clinical complications and prognostic implications of hypereosinophilia, are discussed in this review...
Mepolizumab as a corticosteroid-sparing agent in lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndromeFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
J Allergy Clin Immunol 126:828-835.e3. 2010..Lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndrome (L-HES) is characterized by marked overproduction of IL-5 by dysregulated T cells...
[Practical approach to hypereosinophilia]F Roufosse
Departement de Medecine Interne, Hopital Erasme, Bruxelles
Rev Med Brux 29:400-8. 2008....
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)F E Roufosse
Institute for Medical Immunology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 62:323-9. 2007..Furthermore, an increased interest in understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of this complex disease has opened new perspectives for therapy, targeting the diverse and inter-related components of the characteristic triad...
Lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndromesFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 27:389-413. 2007..Therapeutic strategies should target pathogenic T cells in addition to eosinophils, but the practical implications remain largely unexplored...
Hypereosinophilic syndromesFlorence E Roufosse
Institute for Medical Immunology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2:37. 2007..Prognosis has improved significantly since definition of HES, and currently depends on development of irreversible heart failure, as well as eventual malignant transformation of myeloid or lymphoid cells...
Hypereosinophilic syndrome: lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative variantsFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 27:158-70. 2006..It is currently unclear whether timely therapeutic intervention in such patients could interfere with long-term progression toward malignant hematological disorders...
Defective CD3gamma gene transcription is associated with NFATc2 overexpression in the lymphocytic variant of hypereosinophilic syndromeKaren E Willard-Gallo
Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institut Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles ULB, Brussels, Belgium
Exp Hematol 33:1147-59. 2005..Determine the molecular defects underlying the CD3(-)CD4(+) T-cell phenotype and persistence of this clonal population in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome...
6q- is an early and persistent chromosomal aberration in CD3-CD4+ T-cell clones associated with the lymphocytic variant of hypereosinophilic syndromeMarie Ravoet
Center for Human Genetics, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Haematologica 90:753-65. 2005..INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that the 6q deletion represents an early cytogenetic marker for T-cell transformation...
High serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels in the lymphocytic variant of the hypereosinophilic syndromeAurore de Lavareille
Department of Immunology, , ULB, Brussels, Belgium
J Allergy Clin Immunol 110:476-9. 2002..In contrast, serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels are consistently increased in such patients compared with others with persistent idiopathic hyper-eosinophilia and could therefore represent a useful diagnostic tool...
Practical approach to the patient with hypereosinophiliaFlorence Roufosse
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
J Allergy Clin Immunol 126:39-44. 2010....
Treatment of patients with the hypereosinophilic syndrome with mepolizumabMarc E Rothenberg
Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1215-28. 2008..Although most patients have a response to corticosteroids, side effects are common and can lead to considerable morbidity...
Hypereosinophilic syndromeFlorence E Roufosse
N Engl J Med 348:2687; author reply 2687. 2003
