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The presence of JAK2V617F in primary myelofibrosis or its allele burden in polycythemia vera predicts chemosensitivity to hydroxyurea.
American journal of hematology - 1 May 2008
Sirhan Shireen, Lasho Terra L, Hanson Curtis A, Mesa Ruben A, Pardanani Animesh, Tefferi Ayalew
Abstract excerpt
JAK2V617F-positive patients with essential thrombocythemia, as opposed to their mutation-negative counterparts, require lower doses of hydroxyurea (HU) for control of their platelet count. In the current study, we looked for predictors of HU response in 69 patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and 56 with polycythemia vera (PV). JAK2V617F analysis was performed on bone marrow-derived DNA obtained at or near...
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