Spontaneous megakaryocytic colony formation does not discriminate between essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 554-556

  Escoffre Barbe, Martine ^a   Amiot, Laurence ^a   Beaucournu, Pascale ^a   Jego, Patrick ^a   Grulois, Isabelle ^a   Grosbois, Bernard ^a   Bernard, Marc ^a   Fest, Thierry ^a   Lamy, Thierry ^a   Fardel, Olivier ^a,b  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Colony forming unit megacaryocytes; Endogenous growth; Essential thrombocytemia; Polycythemia vera

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THROMBOCYTHEMIA, HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 33745684759     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20592     Document Type: Article

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