JAK2
Janus activated kinase 2.
Pathology
- de novo acute myeloid leukemias (AML)
- in chronic myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs)
- polycythaemia vera (PV)
- essential thombocythaemia (ET)
- primary myelofibrosis (PMF)
The myeloproliferative disorders polycythaemia vera (PV), essential thombocythaemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) are clonal disorders of multipotent haematopoietic progenitors. The genetic cause of these diseases was not known until 2005, when several independent groups demonstrated that most patients with PV, ET and PMF acquire a single point mutation in the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase JAK2 (JAK2V617F).
See also
References
Levine RL, Pardanani A, Tefferi A, Gilliland DG. Role of JAK2 in the pathogenesis and therapy of myeloproliferative disorders. Nat Rev Cancer. 2007 Sep;7(9):673-83. PMID: 17721432
James C, Ugo V, Casadevall N, Constantinescu SN, Vainchenker W. A JAK2 mutation in myeloproliferative disorders: pathogenesis and therapeutic and scientific prospects. Trends Mol Med. 2005 Nov 2; PMID: 16271512