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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents and Thrombosis at Unusual Sites: The Role of Driver Mutations.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Aug 2019
Tafesh Laith, Musgrave Kathryn, Roberts Wing, Plews Dianne, Carey Peter, Biss Tina
Abstract excerpt
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) in childhood and adolescence are rare and seldom complicated by thrombosis. We describe 3 cases of thrombosis at unusual sites in young patients with MPNs. In the pediatric MPN population, unlike in adult MPNs, a clonal mutation is identifiable in only a minority of cases (22% to 26%). All 3 of these individuals had JAK2 mutations driving the disease process. A literature...
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