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The JAK2V617F-bearing vascular niche promotes clonal expansion in myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Leukemia - 1 Feb 2018
Zhan H, Lin C H S, Segal Y, Kaushansky K
Abstract excerpt
The acquired kinase mutation JAK2V617F plays a central role in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). However, the mechanisms responsible for the malignant hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) expansion seen in patients with MPNs are not fully understood, limiting the effectiveness of current treatment. Endothelial cells (ECs) are an essential component of the hematopoietic niche, and they have been shown to...
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