The JAK2 V617F mutation in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis: A rebuttal

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(06): 1121
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-04-0205

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Valerio De Stefano

¹Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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Elena Rossi

¹Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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Tommaso Za

¹Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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Patrizia Chiusolo

¹Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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Giuseppe Leone

¹Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

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