Abstract:Myeloproliferative Diseases (MPD) are a spectrum of pathogenetically related disorders of varying clinical manifestations, characterized by neoplastic expansion of relatively mature granulocyte, erythroid, megakaryocyte, or monocyte and eosinocyte lineage cells. Recently a novel point mutation affecting the Janus tyrosine kinase 2 (JAK2 V617F) was identified as pathogenetically mechanisms by multiple competing groups. To investigate its prevalence and clinical significance in Chinese patients with hematologica… Show more
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