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Study of the thrombopoitin receptor in essential thrombocythemia.
Leukemia - 1 Nov 1997
Kiladjian J J, Elkassar N, Hetet G, Briere J, Grandchamp B, Gardin C
Abstract excerpt
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a myeloproliferative disorder associated with megakaryocytic hyperplasia and thrombocytosis. In this disease, in vitro autonomous growth of megakaryocytic colonies has been demonstrated by various investigators. This phenomenon is impaired by the inhibition of the thrombopoietin/c-mpl pathway. In order to evaluate the potential role of mutations of the receptor gene in the origin...
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