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Prevalence of overt myeloproliferative neoplasms and JAK2 V617F mutation in Korean patients with splanchnic vein thrombosis.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Oct 2011
Yoo E-H, Jang J-H, Park K-J, Gwak G-Y, Kim H-J, Kim S-H, Kim D-K
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INTRODUCTION: Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is known to be a major risk factor of splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT). Recent studies revealed that a significant proportion of patients with SVT harbor a gain-of-function mutation in the JAK2 gene (V617F) with or without MPN. In this study, the authors investigated the prevalence of MPN and JAK2 V617F mutation in Korean patients with SVT. METHODS: The study...
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