Chronic myeloid leukemia evolving after idiopathic myelofibrosis

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 562-563

  Bennett, Michael ^a   Chubar, Evgene ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

BCR ABL; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Idiopathic myelofibrosis; Philadelphia chromosome

Indexed keywords

ABELSON KINASE; ANAGRELIDE; BREAKPOINT CLUSTER REGION PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMATINIB;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOID METAPLASIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN SIZE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FUSION PROTEINS, BCR-ABL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MYELOFIBROSIS; QUINAZOLINES; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34547580860     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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