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Clinical correlates of JAK2V617F allele burden in essential thrombocythemia.
Cancer - 1 Jun 2007
Kittur Jaya, Knudson Ryan A, Lasho Terra L, Finke Christy M, Gangat Naseema, Wolanskyj Alexandra P, Li Chin-Yang, Wu Wenting, Ketterling Rhett P, Pardanani Animesh, Tefferi Ayalew
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BACKGROUND: JAK2V617F occurs in approximately 50% of patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET). Qualitative studies of mutation analysis have previously reported an association between JAK2V617F and advanced age, higher hemoglobin level, higher leukocyte count, and lower platelet count. A possible association with thrombotic complication has also been considered. METHODS: Allele-specific, quantitative...
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