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Cardiac hypertrophy associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms in JAK2V617F transgenic mice.
Journal of hematology & oncology - 19 Mar 2014
Shi Kaiyao, Zhao Wanke, Chen Yun, Ho Wanting Tina, Yang Ping, Zhao Zhizhuang Joe
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BACKGROUND: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are blood malignancies manifested in increased production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and/or platelets. A major molecular lesion associated with the diseases is JAK2V617F, an activation mutation form of tyrosine kinase JAK2. Cardiovascular events represent the leading cause of morbidity and mortality associated MPNs, but the underlying mechanism is not...
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