Essential thrombocythemia
From BugSigDB
A chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm that involves primarily the megakaryocytic lineage. It is characterized by sustained thrombocytosis in the blood, increased numbers of large, mature megakaryocytes in the bone marrow, and episodes of thrombosis and/or hemorrhage. (WHO, 2008)
- Aliases
- essential thrombocytemia
- essential thrombocythaemia
- essential thrombocythemia
- essential thrombocythemia
- essential thrombocythemia
- essential thrombocytosis
- ET
- hemorrhagic thrombocythemia
- idiopathic thrombocythemia
- primary thrombocythemia
- primary thrombocytosis
