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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Myelofibrosis was first discribed by Gustav Heuck, a German surgeon, in 1879.[1]
Historical Perspective
- Myelofibrosis was first discribed by Gustav Heuck, a German surgeon, in 1879.[1]
- The concept of myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) was described by William Dameshek, in 1951, by bringing together chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), primary myelofibrosis (PMF), and erythroleukemia.[1]