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Chronic myeloid leukemia with thrombocythemic onset may be associated with different BCR/ABL variant transcripts.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Feb 1998
Emilia G, Luppi M, Ferrari M G, Temperani P, Marasca R, Giacobbi F, Vaccari P, Bandieri E, Di Donato C, Carapezzi C, Torelli G
Abstract excerpt
Ph-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) mimicking essential thrombocythemia (ET) at onset seems to be a distinct clinical entity. Whether this rare clinical form of CML is associated with single, specific variants of BCR/ABL transcripts is a matter of debate. Among 82 consecutive patients with Ph-positive CML, we identified 3 patients in which the disease mimicked ET at presentation, because of marked...
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