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Hereditary gene mutations in Korean patients with isolated erythrocytosis.
Annals of hematology - 1 Jun 2014
Jang Ja-Hyun, Seo Ja Young, Jang Junho, Jung Chul Won, Lee Ki-O, Kim Sun-Hee, Kim Hee-Jin
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of erythrocytosis occur secondary to chronic tissue hypoxia or as a clonal disease such as polycythemia vera with somatic mutations in the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. Rarely, erythrocytosis is caused by hereditary gene mutations. This study investigated hereditary gene mutations in 38 unrelated Korean patients with isolated erythrocytosis without (1) JAK2 mutation and (2) secondary causes of...
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