How would you approach a young person with JAK2 V617F positive essential thrombocytosis with otherwise low risk features?
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Hematology · Johns Hopkins University
The first question in this situation is what is the JAK2 V617F neutrophil quantitative allele burden (NAB)? It must be less than 50% for a diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis (ET). Second, are we dealing with a man or woman? Men with so-called "ET" are much more likely than women to develop myelof...