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Imatinib effect on growth and signal transduction in polycythemia vera.
Experimental hematology - 1 Jun 2007
Gaikwad Amos, Verstovsek Srdan, Yoon Donghoon, Chang Ko-Tung, Manshouri Taghi, Nussenzveig Roberto, Cortes Jorge, Vainchenker William, Prchal Josef T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: An activating mutation of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) in majority of polycythemia vera (PV) and other myeloproliferative disorders was reported. As imatinib inhibits several tyrosine kinases, we studied its effect in PV. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We employed FDCP reporter cells expressing wild-type JAK2 and mutant JAK2(V617F) to study the efficacy of imatinib by cell proliferation assay and its effect on several...
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