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New and old prognostic factors in polycythemia vera.
Current hematologic malignancy reports - 1 Jan 2009
Passamonti Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Polycythemia vera is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder affecting people in the sixth decade of life. The disease is considered long-lasting; median survival exceeds 18 years. As thrombosis is the main complication during follow-up, scoring systems have focused on the risk of thrombosis. Age over 60 years and prior thrombosis are considered the standard risk factors for thrombosis and represent the state of...
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