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Molecular pathways: Jak/STAT pathway: mutations, inhibitors, and resistance.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Apr 2013
Quintás-Cardama Alfonso, Verstovsek Srdan
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant activation of the JAK/STAT pathway has been reported in a variety of disease states, including inflammatory conditions, hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors. For instance, a large proportion of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) carry the acquired gain-of-function JAK2 V617F somatic mutation. This knowledge has dramatically improved our understanding of the pathogenesis of MPNs and...
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