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JAK2 exon 12 mutations in polycythemia vera and idiopathic erythrocytosis.
The New England journal of medicine - 1 Feb 2007
Scott Linda M, Tong Wei, Levine Ross L, Scott Mike A, Beer Philip A, Stratton Michael R, Futreal P Andrew, Erber Wendy N, McMullin Mary Frances, Harrison Claire N, Warren Alan J, Gilliland D Gary, Lodish Harvey F, Green Anthony R
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BACKGROUND: The V617F mutation, which causes the substitution of phenylalanine for valine at position 617 of the Janus kinase (JAK) 2 gene (JAK2), is often present in patients with polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and idiopathic myelofibrosis. However, the molecular basis of these my...
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