The V617F JAK2 mutation is uncommon in cancers and in myeloid malignancies other than the classic myeloproliferative disorders

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Four groups recently reported the existence of an activating mutation of JAK2 in many patients with one of the classic myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs).[1][1]-[4][2] Mutant Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) has increased kinase activity, renders BaF3 cells cytokine independent, and produces erythrocytosis in

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