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Is JAK2 V617F mutation more than a diagnostic index? A meta-analysis of clinical outcomes in essential thrombocythemia.
Leukemia research - 1 Jan 2009
Dahabreh Issa J, Zoi Katerina, Giannouli Stavroula, Zoi Christine, Loukopoulos Dimitrios, Voulgarelis Michael
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A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to compare the frequency of clinically significant outcomes between JAK2 V617F positive and wild type patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET). JAK2 V617F positivity in patients with ET was associated with a clear increase in the odds of thrombosis [OR=1.83 (95% CI, 1.32-2.53), p<0.0001], and much higher odds of transformation to polycythemia vera [OR=7.67...
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