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Two rare MPL gene mutations in patients with essential thrombocythemia

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This work was supported in part by the Research Committee for Idiopathic Hematopoietic Disorders of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Hospital Organization Research Fund.

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  1. Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1, Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    Haruhiko Ohashi, Kayoko Arita, Shoko Fukami, Kayo Oguri, Hirokazu Nagai, Toshiya Yokozawa & Tomomitsu Hotta

  2. Division of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center, Kagoshima, Japan

    Shuichi Hanada

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Ohashi, H., Arita, K., Fukami, S. et al. Two rare MPL gene mutations in patients with essential thrombocythemia. Int J Hematol 90, 431–432 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-009-0413-3

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