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Transgenic expression of JAK2V617F causes myeloproliferative disorders in mice.
Blood - 15 May 2008
Xing Shu, Wanting Tina Ho, Zhao Wanming, Ma Junfeng, Wang Shaofeng, Xu Xuesong, Li Qingshan, Fu Xueqi, Xu Mingjiang, Zhao Zhizhuang Joe
Abstract excerpt
The JAK2(V617F) mutation was found in most patients with myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs), including polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. We have generated transgenic mice expressing the mutated enzyme in the hematopoietic system driven by a vav gene promoter. The mice are viable and fertile. One line of the transgenic mice, which expressed a lower level of JAK2(V617F),...
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