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JAK2V617F leads to intrinsic changes in platelet formation and reactivity in a knock-in mouse model of essential thrombocythemia.
Blood - 28 Nov 2013
Hobbs Catherine M, Manning Harriet, Bennett Cavan, Vasquez Louella, Severin Sonia, Brain Lauren, Mazharian Alexandra, Guerrero Jose A, Li Juan, Soranzo Nicole, Green Anthony R, Watson Steve P, Ghevaert Cedric
Abstract excerpt
The principal morbidity and mortality in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia rubra vera (PV) stems from thrombotic events. Most patients with ET/PV harbor a JAK2V617F mutation, but its role in the thrombotic diathesis remains obscure. Platelet function studies in patients are difficult to interpret because of interindividual heterogeneity, reflecting variations in the proportion of...
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