Article
Oncogenes in myeloproliferative disorders.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Mar 2007
Tefferi Ayalew, Gilliland D Gary
Abstract excerpt
Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) constitute a group of hematopoietic malignancies that feature enhanced proliferation and survival of one or more myeloid lineage cells. William Dameshek is credited for introducing the term "MPDs" in 1951 when he used it to group chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) under one clinicopathologic...
Topics
- Animals
- Humans
- Mutation
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Oncogenes
- Signal Transduction
