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The Myelodepletive Phenotype in Myelofibrosis: Clinical Relevance and Therapeutic Implication.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jul 2020
Marcellino Bridget K, Verstovsek Srdan, Mascarenhas John
Abstract excerpt
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a BCR-ABL1- myeloproliferative neoplasm that arises from hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells frequently harboring a somatic driver mutation in 1 of 3 genes: JAK2, CALR, or MPL. The pathologic features of this hematologic malignancy include myeloproliferation, diffuse bone marrow fibrosis, and overactivation of the JAK-STAT pathway, resulting in enhanced inflammatory cytokine release. The...
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