Mélanie Welman

Spleen-derived circulating intercellular adhesion molecule 2 promotes osteosclerosis in chronic myelofibrosis

Abstract Mutations in the gene coding G6b-B, Mpig6b in mice, and MPIG6B in humans lead to myelofibrosis, progressive splenomegaly and osteosclerosis. Aberrant megakaryocyte function in bone marrow and spleen may affect bone cells through cell-cell contact or soluble factors. We a...