“…Quantitative defect of erythropoiesis, as evaluated by PIT (Huff et al, 195 I;Bothwell et al, 1957), is therefore not the cause of anaemia, even in cases with osteomyelosclerosis. O n the other hand, dyserythropoiesis appears to be very frequent in MF, as evidenced by the excessive plasma iron clearance with a low iron incorporation into the red cells (Nathan & Berlin, 1959;Bowdler, 1961;Szur & Smith, 1961;Oettgen & Pribilla, 1964;Brunner, 1965;Gardner & Nathan, 1966;Kesse-Elias et al, 1968;Huber et al, 1969;Lynch et al, 1969;Finch et al, 1970;Schulz et al, 1970;Milner et al, 1973). Surface count patterns, showing in many cases rapid and high splenic 59Fe uptake, and delayed and incomplete release, is other evidence of dyserythropoiesis (Turpin et al, 1971).…”