Article
Mutations in myeloproliferative neoplasms - their significance and clinical use.
Expert review of hematology - 1 Nov 2017
Schischlik Fiorella, Kralovics Robert
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Clonal hematologic diseases of the blood such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis belong to the BCR-ABL negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN). These diseases are characterized by clonal expansion of hematopoietic precursor cells followed by increased production of differentiated cells of the myeloid lineage. Initiation of clonal hematopoiesis, formation of...
Topics
- Humans
- Mutation
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Prognosis
