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Characteristics and clinical correlates of MPL 515W>L/K mutation in essential thrombocythemia.
Blood - 1 Aug 2008
Vannucchi Alessandro M, Antonioli Elisabetta, Guglielmelli Paola, Pancrazzi Alessandro, Guerini Vittoria, Barosi Giovanni, Ruggeri Marco, Specchia Giorgina, Lo-Coco Francesco, Delaini Federica, Villani Laura, Finotto Silvia, Ammatuna Emanuele, Alterini Renato, Carrai Valentina, Capaccioli Gloria, Di Lollo Simonetta, Liso Vincenzo, Rambaldi Alessandro, Bosi Alberto, Barbui Tiziano
Abstract excerpt
Among 994 patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) who were genotyped for the MPLW515L/K mutation, 30 patients carrying the mutation were identified (3.0%), 8 of whom also displayed the JAK2V671F mutation. MPLW515L/K patients presented lower hemoglobin levels and higher platelet counts than did wild type (wt) MPL; these differences were highly significant compared with MPLwt/JAK2V617F-positive patients....
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