Competing cell clones in myeloproliferative neoplasm

JAK2V617F mRNA metabolism in myeloproliferative neoplasm cell lines

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a heterogeneous group of leukemias with defective regulation of myeloid stem cell proliferation. They include four distinct diseases: chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). In 2005, four independent studies have concurred to the identification in MPN patients of a specific mutation...

Low-dose methotrexate in myeloproliferative neoplasm models.

Hypothetical Atopic Dermatitis-Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Syndrome

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are hematopoietic malignancies caused by uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Recent studies have described several mutant mice exhibiting both AD-like skin inflammation and MPN. Common pathways for skin inflammation encompass overexpression of thymic stromal lymphopo...

Evaluation of JAK2V617F mutation prevalence in myeloproliferative neoplasm by AS-RT-PCR

Abstract Objective JAK2 is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a major role in myeloid disorders. JAK2V617F mutation is characterized by a G to T transverse at nucleotide 1849 in exon 12 of the JAK2 gene, located on the chromosome 9p, leading to a substitution of valine to phenylalanine at amino acid position 617 in the JAK2 protein. Methods In this study we evaluated RNA from 89 pati...

Inflammation as a Driver of Clonal Evolution in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

Our understanding of inflammation's role in the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is evolving. The impact of chronic inflammation, a characteristic feature of MPN, likely goes far beyond its role as a driver of constitutional symptoms. An inflammatory response to the neoplastic clone may be responsible for some pathologic aspects of MPN. Moreover, JAK2V617F mutated hematopoietic...