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what are the myeloproliferative neoplasms?
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chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
polycythaemia vera (PV) essential thrombocytemia (ET) primary myelofibrosis (PMF) |
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what is the incidence of AMM?
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0.5/100'000
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what is the median age at diagnosis in AMM?
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65 years
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what mutation is found in a significant proportion of MPN?
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JAK2716F mutation
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what is the JAK2 mutation?
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gain of function mutation in the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase 2 with consecutive constitutive kinase activity
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at what level of the development of hematologic cells does the JAK2 mutation occur?
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at the level of a pluripotent stem cell originating myeloid and lymphoid cells
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in what percentage is the JAK2 mutation found in the MPN?
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PV nearly all
ET and PMF 50% |