Familial myelofibrosis: A rare condition where progressive scarring or fibrosis of the bone marrow impairs it's ability to make blood cells causing symptoms such as anemia and liver and spleen enlargement. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Familial myelofibrosis is available below.
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Familial myelofibrosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Familial myelofibrosis, or a subtype of Familial myelofibrosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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