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The role of serum erythropoietin level and JAK2 V617F allele burden in the diagnosis of polycythaemia vera.
British journal of haematology - 1 Nov 2014
Ancochea Agueda, Alvarez-Larrán Alberto, Morales-Indiano Cristian, García-Pallarols Francesc, Martínez-Avilés Luz, Angona Anna, Senín Alicia, Bellosillo Beatriz, Besses Carles
Abstract excerpt
Low serum erythropoietin (EPO) is a minor criterion of Polycythaemia Vera (PV) but its diagnostic usefulness relies on studies performed before the discovery of JAK2 V617F mutation. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of serum EPO and JAK2 V617F allele burden as markers of PV as well as the combination of different diagnostic criteria in 287 patients (99 with PV, 137 with...
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