Calreticulin Mutated Essential Thrombocythemia Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by a clonal expansion of megakaryocytes. ET can result in both arterial and venous thrombosis. Involvement of the coronary arteries has been reported. Patients who harbor a CALR mutation are half as likely to suffer a thro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/161764 |