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Jul 2019 Genes, chromosomes & cancer

Targeted molecular characterization shows differences between primary and secondary myelofibrosis.

Authors

Courtier F, Garnier S, Carbuccia N, Guille A, Adélaide J, Chaffanet M, Hirsch P, Paz DL, Slama B, Vey N, Ugo V, Delhommeau F, Rey J, Birnbaum D, Murati A

Summary

In BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelofibrosis (MF) is either primary (PMF) or secondary (SMF) to polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia. MF is characterized by an increased risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and a shortened life expectancy.

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