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Prognostic implications of low transferrin saturation in patients with primary myelofibrosis.
Leukemia research - 1 Mar 2018
Lucijanic Marko, Prka Zeljko, Pejsa Vlatko, Stoos-Veic Tajana, Lucijanic Jelena, Kusec Rajko
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OBJECTIVES: Transferrin saturation (TSAT) 20% or less is considered to represent functional iron deficiency in the context of malignant disease, phenomenon mediated through inflammatory changes of iron homeostasis. We aimed to investigate clinical and prognostic significance of low TSAT in patients with primary (PMF) and secondary myelofibrosis (SMF), malignant diseases characterized by strong inflammatory...
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