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@jfranz60 Last I heard, VAF (aka "allele burden") varied among patients, and researchers weren't really sure what the variations meant. Honestly, I don't know what mine was when I had the bone marrow biopsy and mutation tests 10 or 12 years ago. Has anyone here visited with an MPN specialist recently about this? Blood counts trending up or down still seem to be what clinicians continue to use as indicators of progression.