Prognostic relevance of anemia and transfusion dependency in myelodysplastic syndromes and primary myelofibrosis
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- DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2010.035519
Prognostic relevance of anemia and transfusion dependency in myelodysplastic syndromes and primary myelofibrosis
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Red blood cell transfusion-dependency implies a poor survival in primary myelofibrosis irrespective of IPSS and DIPSS.Haematologica. 2011 Jan;96(1):167-70. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2010.031831. Epub 2010 Sep 30. Haematologica. 2011. PMID: 20884708 Free PMC article.
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