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Primary and secondary thrombocytosis in childhood.
British journal of haematology - 1 Apr 2005
Dame Christof, Sutor Anton Heinz
Abstract excerpt
This review summarizes current data on the pathomechanisms and clinical aspects of primary and secondary thrombocytosis in childhood. Primary thrombocytosis is extremely rare in childhood, mostly diagnosed at the beginning of the second decade of life. As in adults, the criteria of the Polycythemia Vera Group are appropriate to diagnose primary thrombocytosis. The pathomechansims of non-familial forms are complex...
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