The janus kinase 2 (JAK2) mutation: A review of its role in polycythaemia vera and other myeloproliferative disorders
Background: Unlike Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) whose genetic basis (the Philadelphia chromosome), has become a household name, that of Polycythaemia Vera and other non-leukemic myeloproliferative diseases has not equally received wide publicity. Aim: The aim of this paper is to review and highlig...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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Series: | Sahel Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2011;volume=14;issue=3;spage=113;epage=118;aulast=Nwagu;type=0 |