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Advances in understanding the pathogenesis of familial myeloproliferative neoplasms.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2017
Rumi Elisa, Cazzola Mario
Abstract excerpt
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are generally acquired as a result of a somatic stem cell mutation leading to clonal expansion of myeloid precursors. In addition to sporadic cases, familial MPN occurs when one or several MPN affect different relatives of the same family. MPN driver mutations (JAK2, CALR, MPL) are somatically acquired also in familial cases, so a genetic predisposition to acquire one of the...
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