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Anaemia characterises patients with myelofibrosis harbouring Mpl mutation.
British journal of haematology - 1 May 2007
Guglielmelli Paola, Pancrazzi Alessandro, Bergamaschi Gaetano, Rosti Vittorio, Villani Laura, Antonioli Elisabetta, Bosi Alberto, Barosi Giovanni, Vannucchi Alessandro M
Abstract excerpt
The clinical and haematological phenotype of patients with myelofibrosis harbouring MPL(W515L/K) mutation has not been thoroughly investigated. Of 217 myelofibrosis subjects, 18 (8.2%) had an MPL mutation, four of which (22%) co-existed with JAK2(V617F) mutation. When compared with MPL wild-type patients, irrespective of JAK2(V617F) status, those with MPL(W515L/K), were more frequently female, were older (61...
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