Improved method for diagnosis of polycyt
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Manor, Daphna; Rachmilewitz, Eliezer A.; Fibach, Eitan
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Autonomous" development of erythroid colonies in erythropoietin (EPO)-free semi-solid culture has been used as an in vitro assay for diagnosis of polycythemia vera (PV). These colonies, however, are small and poorly hemoglobinized, rendering the assay in many cases unreliable. We report here on the