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JAK2(V617F) allele burden in polycythemia vera correlates with grade of myelofibrosis, but is not substantially affected by therapy.
Leukemia research - 1 Feb 2011
Silver Richard T, Vandris Katherine, Wang Y Lynn, Adriano Fernando, Jones Amy V, Christos Paul J, Cross Nicholas C P
Abstract excerpt
In a series of 105 patients with polycythemia vera, we retrospectively determined whether the JAK2(V617F) mutation correlated with severity of disease phenotype. Higher JAK2(V617F) allele burden correlated with more advanced myelofibrosis, greater splenomegaly, and higher white blood cell count,...
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