title: Diagnostic evaluation and classification of mastocytosis.
abstract: During the past few years, mastocytosis research has reached important milestones, including the formulation of diagnostic criteria, definition of markers, and targeting of mutated KIT. Important aims for the future are to standardize diagnostic assays and techniques, and to achieve harmonization among centers as a basis for the design of multicenter clinical trials in SM, including the rare ASM and MCL subvariants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria. peter.valent@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000473:pathology; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014944:World Health Organization