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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Essential thrombocytosis''' (ET, also known as essential thrombocythemia) is a rare chronic blood disorder characterized by the [[myeloproliferative syndrome|overproduction]] of [[platelets]] by [[megakaryocyte]]s in the [[bone marrow]] in the absence of an alternative cause. In some cases this disorder may be progressive, and rarely may evolve into [[acute myeloid leukemia]] or [[myelofibrosis]].  It is one of four [[myeloproliferative disorder]]s.
'''Essential thrombocytosis'''  


==References==
==References==

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