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The association of JAK2V617F mutation and leukocytosis with thrombotic events in essential thrombocythemia.
Experimental hematology - 1 Nov 2007
Hsiao Hui-Hua, Yang Ming-Yu, Liu Yi-Chang, Lee Ching-Ping, Yang Wen-Chi, Liu Ta-Chih, Chang Chao-Sung, Lin Sheng-Fung
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OBJECTIVES: The Janus kinase 2 mutation, JAK2 (V617F), and megakaryocytic mutations, MPL (W515L/K), have been identified and correlated with a subtype of essential thrombocythemia (ET) patients. We investigated the frequency of mutations in ET patients and analyzed the relationship with their clinical features. METHODS: Fifty-three ET patients were enrolled in the study. The amplification refractory mutation...
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