Hepatitis B virus infection and renal transplantation
β Scribed by Gabriel Garcia; F. Blaine Hollinger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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β¦ Synopsis
In a prospective study of 33 adults with portal vein thrombosis unrelated to a liver tumor, we have assessed the prevalence of primary myeloproliferative disorders using conventional criteria and cultures of bone marrow progenitor cells. A primary myeloproliferative disorder was documented in 14 patients investigated at the time of recognition of portal vein thrombosis. Among these 14 patients, the main clue to the presence of
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