Hereditary hemochromatosis and JAK2‐positive polycythemia vera

A 59‐year‐old man was diagnosed with JAK2‐positive polycythemia vera. Subsequently, further laboratory testing revealed elevated ferritin and iron saturation. Genetic testing for HFE gene mutation screen revealed that the patient was positive for heterozygous C282Y mutation. The patient was ultimate...

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Autores principales: Radwan, Ahmed, Othman, Ibraheem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8489389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34631089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4907
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Sumario:A 59‐year‐old man was diagnosed with JAK2‐positive polycythemia vera. Subsequently, further laboratory testing revealed elevated ferritin and iron saturation. Genetic testing for HFE gene mutation screen revealed that the patient was positive for heterozygous C282Y mutation. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with both polycythemia vera and hereditary hemochromatosis.

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