Case of myelofibrosis with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: The role of platelet-derived growth factor in pathogenesis

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1192, 2004, Pages

  John, Binu V ^a   Subhash, Heraganahally S ^b   Thomas, Kurien ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MODBURY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLUBBING FINGERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYELOID METAPLASIA; PALLOR; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; MYELOFIBROSIS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYELOFIBROSIS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY, PRIMARY HYPERTROPHIC; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 3843085419     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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