## Abstract Idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) is the least common of the chronic myeloproliferative disorders and carries the worst prognosis with a median survival of 4 years. It is a clonal haematopoietic stemβcell disorder and, although the pathogenesis remains unclear, approximately 50% of cases a
Treatment of idiopathic myelofibrosis
β Scribed by Y. Matsukawa
- Book ID
- 105990036
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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