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<p>Preface, vii</p> <p>About the companion website, ix</p> <p>1 An introduction to haematopoiesis, 1</p> <p>2 Anaemia: General principles, 11</p> <p>3 Haemolytic anaemias, 27</p> <p>4 Disorders of globin synthesis, 41</p> <p>5 Conditions associated with white cell abnormalities, 55</p> <p>6 Structure and function of lymphoid tissue, 65</p> <p>7 Lymphomas: General principles, 71</p> <p>8 Classification of lymphoma, 81</p> <p>9 Neoplastic disorders of lymphoid cells, 85</p> <p>10 Plasma cell myeloma and other paraproteinaemias, 97</p> <p>11 Neoplastic disorders of myeloid cells, 105</p> <p>12 Bone marrow transplantation, 117</p> <p>13 Aplastic anaemia and pure red cell aplasia, 125</p> <p>14 Haemostasis, abnormal bleeding and anticoagulant therapy, 131</p> <p>15 Blood groups and blood transfusion, 151</p> <p>16 Cellular and molecular investigations in haematology, 163</p> <p>Index, 173 <b>vi</b></p>

<p><b>Dr Chris S. R. Hatton</b> FRCP, FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.</p> <p><b>Dr Deborah Hay is</b> Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellow at the Molecular Haematology Unit, Oxford and is also Haematology co-ordinator of the undergraduate medical programme at Oxford, UK.</p> <p><b>Dr David Keeling</b> MD, MRCP, MRCPath is Consultant Haematologist at the Oxford Haemaphilia and Thrombosis Centre, Oxford, UK.</p>

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