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Haptoglobin is frequently low in patients with myelofibrosis: Clinical relevance.
Leukemia research - 1 Jun 2017
Strati Paolo, Masarova Lucia, Bose Prithviraj, Daver Naval, Pemmaraju Naveen, Verstovsek Srdan
Abstract excerpt
A recent study, showing the absence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clones in myelofibrosis, has reopened the debate around the role of decreased haptoglobin in this disease. We present here a large prospective analysis of the clinical significance of low haptoglobin in 152 patients with myelofibrosis. Low haptoglobin (<32mg/dL) was observed in 50 patients (33%). Decreased haptoglobin did not associate...
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