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Essential thrombocythemia [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2007 Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder (MPD) characterized by a sustained elevation of platelet number with a tendency for thrombosis and hemorrhage. The prevalence in the general population is approximately 30/100,000.
Brière Jean B
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Clinical and hematological profile of patients with philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms: First report from the Ecuadorian registry [PDF]
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell TherapyIntroduction: Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms are clonal blood disorders characterized by abnormal blood cell production. This study explores the clinical and epidemiological profiles of 111 Ecuadorian patients diagnosed with ...
C Freire +8 more
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Essential thrombocythemia: a rare disease in childhood
Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2013 Essential thrombocythemia is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by the proliferation of megakaryocytes in bone marrow, leading to a persistent increase in the number of circulating platelets and thus increasing the risk for thrombotic ...
Julia Maimone Beatrice +1 more
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Emerging treatments for essential thrombocythemia
Journal of Blood Medicine, 2011 Steven Okoli, Claire HarrisonDepartment of Haematology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, UKAbstract: In 1934, Epstein and Goedel used the term hemorrhagic thrombocythemia to describe a disorder ...
Okoli S, Harrison C
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Analysis of phenotype and outcome in essential thrombocythemia with CALR or JAK2 mutations [PDF]
Haematologica, 2015 The JAK2 V617F mutation, the thrombopoietin receptor MPL W515K/L mutation and calreticulin (CALR) mutations are mutually exclusive in essential thrombocythemia and support a novel molecular categorization of essential thrombocythemia.
Carla Al Assaf +12 more
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Siriraj Medical Journal, 2002 This is a review of twelve cases of Essential Thrombocythemia at Suratthani Hospital, aged between 48 to 87 years old, 6 male and 6 female. The initial clinical presentations were as follows: 2 asymptomatic cases (incidentally found on routine CBC check ...
Kanchanee Janwanitsthaporn
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Essential thrombocythemia, hemolytic anemia and hepatic cirrhosis: Could there be an association?
Hematology Reports, 2018 Vascular events are the most common clinical complication of essential thrombocythemia, leading to sign and symptoms of this disease. There are various sign and symptoms of essential thrombocythemia, such as thrombosis in artery or vein, and enlarged ...
Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito +4 more
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Haematologica, 2019 Distinguishing essential thrombocythemia JAK2V617F from polycythemia vera is difficult because of shared mutation and phenotypic characteristics. The World Health Organization suggested hemoglobin and hematocrit values to diagnose polycythemia vera (PV),
Richard T. Silver, Spencer Krichevsky
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Acute megakaryoblastic transformation from essential thrombocythemia
Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2017 Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by sustained thrombocytosis. Its transformation into acute leukemia is a rare event (5% at 20 years).
Tariq M. Roshan +3 more
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Essential thrombocythemia presenting as digital ischemia
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2017 Essential thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disease and is characterized by increased production of platelet and increased megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.
Md. Nazmul Hasan +5 more
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