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Myeloproliferative Disorders


Myeloproliferative disorders: Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the granulocytes (types of white blood cells), and the platelets (crucial to blood clotting).
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Myeloproliferative disorders are a group of diseases in which the bone marrow produces too many red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.
There are 6 types of chronic myeloproliferative disorders.
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Expanded indication: treatment of patients with thrombocythemia, secondary to myeloproliferative disorders such as polycythemia vera (PV) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), ...
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Any of a number of hereditary or acquired clotting abnormalities
Myeloproliferative disorders -- abnormal proliferation of cells from the bone marrow
Chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases
Cancers
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In many cases, the platelet count may be normal or even elevated, but evidence of a bleeding disorder will be present. Myeloproliferative disorders such as primary thrombocytopenia, polycythemia vera, chronic myelogenous leukemia, ...
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