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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(06): 1119-1120
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-02-0081
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The V617F JAK 2 mutation is not a frequent event in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis without overt chronic myeloproliferative disorder

Sylvia Bellucci
1   AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service d’Hématologie biologique, Paris France
2   Université Paris, Faculté de Médecine, Paris France
,
Bruno Cassinat
3   AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Louis, Unité de Biologie Cellulaire, Paris France
,
Nadine Bonnin
3   AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Louis, Unité de Biologie Cellulaire, Paris France
,
Christophe Marzac
4   AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service d’immunologie et hématologie biologiques, Paris, France
,
Isabelle Crassard
5   AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Neurologie, Paris France
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Received 12 February 2008

Accepted after minor revision 20 April 2008

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28 November 2017 (online)

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