Role of JAK2 in the pathogenesis and therapy of myeloproliferative disorders

Nature Reviews Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 673-683

  Levine, Ross L ^a   Pardanani, Animesh ^b   Tefferi, Ayalew ^b   Gilliland, D Gary ^a,c,d,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; JANUS KINASE 2; JANUS KINASE INHIBITOR;

ALLELE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYELOID METAPLASIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JANUS KINASE 2; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; POINT MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548240698     PISSN: 1474175X     EISSN: 14741768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrc2210     Document Type: Review

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