Detection of MPLW515L/K mutations and determination of allele frequencies with a single-tube PCR assay.

A gain-of-function mutation in the myeloproliferative leukemia virus (MPL) gene, which encodes the thrombopoietin receptor, has been identified in patients with essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis, subgroups of classic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The presence of MPL gene mut...

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Main Authors: Hiraku Takei, Soji Morishita, Marito Araki, Yoko Edahiro, Yoshitaka Sunami, Yumi Hironaka, Naohiro Noda, Yuji Sekiguchi, Satoshi Tsuneda, Akimichi Ohsaka, Norio Komatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140728?pdf=render