Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders

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Background information on Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders

The myeloproliferative diseases are a group of diseases of the bone marrow where excess cells are produced. The delineation from leukemia is artificial, although the myeloproliferative diseases on the whole have a much better prognosis than the leukemias. The concept was first proposed in 1951 by the eminent hematologist William Dameshek.

The myeloproliferative diseases are:

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
Polycythemia vera (PCV)
Essential thrombocytosis (ET)
Myelofibrosis (increased connective tissue with decreased room for production of normal blood cells).

All MPDs arise from precursors of the "myeloid" lineage in the bone marrow. The lymphoid lineage may produce similar diseases, the lymphoproliferative disorders (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma).

News Articles on Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders

S*BIO's Oral JAK2 Inhibitor SB1518 Demonstrates Therapeutic ... - Dec 10, 2007
Earthtimes,JAK2 is the most common mutated gene in bcr-abl-negative chronic myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs). SB939, a novel histone deacetylase HDAC inhibitor with

Wintrobe’s Atlas of Clinical Hematology - Jun 19, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The acute leukemias are discussed in terms of 12 subtypes and the chronic myeloproliferative disorders in 10 subtypes. The lymphoproliferative disorders are

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