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Limited efficacy of hydroxyurea in lowering of the JAK2 V617F allele burden.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Feb 2009
Larsen Thomas Stauffer, Pallisgaard Niels, de Stricker Karin, Møller Michael Boe, Hasselbalch Hans Carl
Abstract excerpt
Besides being an invaluable marker of clonal disease in chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPDs), the JAK2 V617F mutation and the mutated allele burden have an impact on disease phenotype and may provide information on prognosis. Recently, hydroxyurea (HU) has been shown to induce a rapid decline in the JAK2 V617F allele burden. The aim of the present study was to assess the dynamics of the JAK2 V617F allele...
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