Erythematous Macular Eruption in an Older Woman [PDF]
A white woman in her 70s with advanced Alzheimer disease was referred to the hematology clinic for evaluation of a high hemoglobin level (169 g/L; normal range, 120-160 g/L) and red blood cell count (5.67 × 1012/L; normal range, 3.8-4.8 × 1012/L) as well
Kernohan, Neil +2 more
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Hybrid or Mixed Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Disorders – Epidemiological Features and Overview
The WHO-category Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPNs) recognizes a unique group of clonal myeloid malignancies exhibiting overlapping features of myelodysplastic as well as myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Andrea Kuendgen +2 more
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a novel predictor of venous thrombosis in polycythemia vera
We investigated the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictor of thrombosis in polycythemia vera (PV). After a median follow-up of 2.51 years, of 1508 PV patients enrolled in the ECLAP study, 82 and 84 developed arterial and venous thrombosis ...
Alessandra Carobbio +10 more
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Splenomegaly impacts prognosis in essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera: A single center study [PDF]
Splenomegaly is one of the major clinical manifestations of primary myelofibrosis and is common also in other chronic Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, causing symptoms and signs and affecting quality of life of patients diagnosed with ...
Accurso V. +8 more
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Platelets as mediators of Thromboinflammation in chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms [PDF]
Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are stem cell disorders driven by mutations in JAK2, CALR, or MPL genes and characterized by myeloid proliferation and increased blood cell counts.
Heller, Paula Graciela +1 more
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The role of the JAK2 GGCC haplotype and the TET2 gene in familial myeloproliferative neoplasms
Background Myeloproliferative neoplasms constitute a group of diverse chronic myeloid malignancies that share pathogenic features such as acquired mutations in the JAK2, TET2, CBL and MPL genes.
Damla Olcaydu +10 more
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Targeting self-renewal pathways in myeloid malignancies [PDF]
A fundamental property of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is the ability to self-renew. This is a complex process involving multiple signal transduction cascades which control the fine balance between self-renewal and differentiation through ...
Copland, M., Sands, W.A., Wheadon, H.
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We analyzed 636 patients with diverse myeloproliferative neoplasms or myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms for mutations of the Casitas B-cell lymphoma gene (CBLmut) in exons 8 and 9 and performed correlations to other genetic alterations. CBLmut
Susanne Schnittger +12 more
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Gaucher Disease and Myelofibrosis: A Combined Disease or a Misdiagnosis? [PDF]
Background: Gaucher disease (GD) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) share similar clinical and laboratory features, such as cytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and marrow fibrosis, often resulting in a misdiagnosis.
Cardarelli, L +5 more
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Molecular approach to diagnose BCR/ABL negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms
Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms arise from clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. According to the World Health Organization myeloproliferative neoplasms are classified as: chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential ...
Michelle Maccarini Barcelos +1 more
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