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Which is more prevalent/common:

a
Primary thrombocytosis
b
Secondary thrombocytosis

True or false: iron deficiency is a cause of primary thrombocytosis.

a
True
b
False

True or false: iron deficiency can rarely cause thrombocytopenia.

a
True
b
False

True or false: iron deficiency-associated thrombocytosis is caused by elevated levels of thrombopoietin.

a
True
b
False

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true:

a
Animal models suggest an association between iron deficiency-induced thrombocytosis and thrombosis
b
Thrombocytosis in animals and humans corrects with iron repletion
c
Platelet count in iron deficiency-associated thrombocytosis never exceeds 1000 x 10^9/L
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