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Acquired uniparental disomy of chromosome 9p is a frequent stem cell defect in polycythemia vera.
Experimental hematology - 1 Mar 2002
Kralovics Robert, Guan Yongli, Prchal Josef T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Clonal stem cell proliferation and increased erythrocyte mass are hallmarks of the myeloproliferative disorder polycythemia vera (PV). The molecular basis of PV is unknown. METHODS: We carried out a genome-wide screening for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and analyzed candidate genes within the LOH loci. RESULTS: Three genomic regions were identified on chromosomes 9p, 10q, and 11q. The presence of these...
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