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Myeloproliferative Disease

Minimal residual disease and normalization of the bone marrow after long-term treatment with alpha-interferon2b in polycythemia vera. A report on molecular response patterns in seven patients in sustained complete hematological remission

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Pages 331-334 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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