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Primary Myelofibrosis

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Definition: A de novo myeloproliferation arising from an abnormal stem cell. It is characterized by the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, a process that is mediated by CYTOKINES arising from the abnormal clone.      Other names Primary Myelofibroses; Nonleukemic Myelosis; Nonleukemic Myeloses; Myeloses, Nonleukemic; Myeloscleroses; Myeloid Metaplasias, Agnogenic; Myeloid Metaplasias; Myeloid Metaplasia, Agnogenic; Myelofibrosis, Primary; Myelofibroses, Primary; Myelofibroses; Metaplasias, Myeloid; Metaplasias, Agnogenic Myeloid; Metaplasia, Myeloid; Metaplasia, Agnogenic Myeloid; Fibroses, Bone Marrow; Bone Marrow Fibroses; Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasias; Myelosis, Nonleukemic; Myelosclerosis
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Panostotic fibrous dysplasia  0   *Bone Diseases, Metabolic *Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone *Primary Myelofibrosis.
Familial myelofibrosis  0   *Primary Myelofibrosis.

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