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Role of calreticulin mutations in the aetiological diagnosis of splanchnic vein thrombosis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 2015
Turon Fanny, Cervantes Francisco, Colomer Dolors, Baiges Anna, Hernández-Gea Virginia, Garcia-Pagán Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Myeloproliferative neoplasms are the most common aetiological cause of splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT). In these patients, the JAK2V617F mutation has facilitated the diagnosis of an underlying myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). Recently, somatic mutations of the calreticulin (CALR) gene have been identified in MPN patients lacking the JAK2 mutation. The aim of the present study was to...
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