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Occurrence of the JAK2 V617F mutation in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
American journal of hematology - 1 Jan 2015
Muendlein Axel, Kinz Elena, Gasser Klaus, Leiherer Andreas, Rein Philipp, Saely Christoph H, Grallert Harald, Peters Annette, Fraunberger Peter, Drexel Heinz, Lang Alois H
Abstract excerpt
The acquired JAK2 V617F mutation is common in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. We previously showed that JAK2 V617F is also found in coronary patients, most of them affected by coronary atherosclerosis. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is another important manifestation of atherosclerosis. However, prevalence of the JAK2 V617F mutation and its effect on clinical or hematologic characteristics is...
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