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Enhanced histone deacetylase enzyme activity in primary myelofibrosis.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Dec 2008
Wang Jen Chin, Chen Chi, Dumlao Theresa, Naik Seema, Chang Thong, Xiao Ying-Yi, Sominsky Inna, Burton Jack
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We measured histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity in 17 patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF); 19 with other myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) and 16 normal volunteers. Significantly elevated HDAC levels were shown in patients with PMF compared with other MPN patients and normal volunteers (p<0.05). Sixteen patients with PMF were also studied for correlation between JAK2 mutation status and HDAC levels; no...
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