Diagnosis
Depending on the nature of the myeloproliferative disorder, diagnostic tests may include red cell mass determination (for polycythemia), bone marrow aspirate and trephine biopsy, arterial oxygen saturation and carboxyhaemoglobin level, neutrophil alkaline phosphatase level, vitamin B12 (or B12 binding capacity) and serum urate.
According to the WHO Classification of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasms 2008 myeloproliferative disorders are divided into the following by diagnostic characteristics:
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