Avtor/Urednik     Škerget, Matevž; Pajič, Tadej; Kralj, Eva; Vučković, Joško
Naslov     Prisotnost deleža mutiranega alela JAK2 V617F pri kroničnih mieloproliferativnih boleznih
Prevedeni naslov     JAK2 V617F allele burden in chronic myeloproliferative diseases
Tip     članek
Vir     Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.     Letnik 77, št. Suppl 1
Leto izdaje     2008
Obseg     str. I-57-61
Jezik     slo
Abstrakt     Background Chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD) are a group of conditions affecting the stem cell causing over-production of one or more of the blood cells. The presence of Ph chromosome distinguishes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from other diseases of the group. JAK2 V617F mutation is present in 76‐97% of patients with polycythaemia vera (PRV), 29‐75% of patients with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and 50% of patients with chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis (CIMF). The JAK2 V617F allele burden correlates with the clinical picture of the diseases. Methods We involved 110 patients with ET, PRV and CIMF in whom we already had extracted DNA samples from granulocytes. We established the JAK2 V617F allele burden in the DNA of granulocytes by using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR). Results The mean allele burden of JAK2 V617F is 25% in patients with ET, 47% in patients with PRV and 85% in patients with CIMF. There is a statistically significant correlation between the allele burden and the number of leukocytes in peripheral blood. Conclusion The mean allele burden of JAK2 V617F is different in ET, PRV and CIMF. It is plausible that the three seperate diseases are only different clinical pictures of the same CMPD depending on the allele burden. The allele burden strongly correlates with the peripheral blood count.
Deskriptorji     ALLELES
MUTATION
POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
THROMBOCYTHEMIA, HEMORRHAGIC
MYELOFIBROSIS
GRANULOCYTES
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME