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ea0032p893 | Pituitary – Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2013

Myeloproliferative neoplasms in patients with acromegaly

Isailovic Tatjana , Beleslin Bojana , Lalic Nebojsa , Lukic Ljiljana , Popovic Bojana , Petakov Milan , Macut Djuro , Ognjanovic Sanja , Elezovic Valentina , Bozic Ivana , Bogavac Tamara , Ilic Dusan , Pekmezovic Tatjana , Damjanovic Svetozar

Introduction: Generously supported by IPSEN)-->The coexistence of acromegaly and secondary polycythemia has been described in a few patients. This association was ascribed to GH/IGF1 proliferative effect on bone marrow progenitor cells. In contrast, the presence of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) with documented JAK2 mutation so far has been described in only one acromegalic patient.Methods: We analyzed the p...