Essential thrombocythemia
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A rare, persistent thrombocytosis without secondary causes (such as chronic inflammation)
There may or may not be platelet dysfunction and chromosomal abnormalities
Platelet dysfunction would show that this was not a secondary thrombocythemia
Demonstration of chromosomal abnormalities would tell you that it is a secondary thrombocythemia, since there are no known chromosomal abnormalities associated with this d/o
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