The concomitant occurrence of JAK2V617F mutation and BCR/ABL transcript with phenotypic expression - an overlapping myeloproliferative disorder or two distinct diseases? - case report.

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The concomitant occurrence of JAK2617F mutation and BCR/ABL translocation is a rare event. It is unclear if this is a result of the clonal evolution or a separately emergence of two clones and if it could lead to the progression to a more aggressive phase of the disease. We present the case of a 61-year-old man diagnosed and treated for polycythaemia vera for 7 years, which evolved into chronic myeloid leukemia...

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