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Hello, does anyone know if DDR (DNA Damage Repair) can take place on the JAK2 V617F...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011176/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera and Nutritional Ketosis

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Posted: Feb 7 11:08am

Welcome to Connect @kwmotley Reading through your comments it looks like you’re taking a daily aspirin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974721/

Discussion: Jak 2 mutations

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

He is also Jak2 positive (which I should have stated). His blood pressure did come down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795695/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera: Just been diagnosed

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Posted: Jan 12, 2023

My mom has mutated JAK2 and was told not changes to her medication for the Moderna...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/607450/

Discussion: Effect of COVID vaccine on Jak2 MPN

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Posted: Jun 7, 2021

I have ET JAK2 and was diagnosed using genetic blood tests. My doctor told me that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1022801/

Discussion: Polycythemia & Bone marrow Disorders screening

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Posted: Feb 26 6:39am

Hello, have just read read posts about sleep apnea. I have had PV with JAK2 for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856718/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera: Just been diagnosed

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Posted: May 8, 2023

Hello @livelife, welcome to Connect. You may notice I moved your discussion and combined it with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/194359/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

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Posted: Jan 30, 2020

I found MPN Voice on healthunlocked.com. I was diagnosed with ET JAK2 in June 2022 so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770040/

Discussion: People living with ET and taking Hydrea: Anybody setting records?

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Posted: Nov 6, 2022

I’ve just progressed from CML to AML and will be starting same treatment next week. I’d...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994063/

Discussion: AML, age 78, taking Decetabine/ Venetoclax, no transplant

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 8 8:03pm

I was diagnosed with PV two years ago. Absolutely no exposure to radiation. Haematologist says it’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100223/

Discussion: Contracting/developing polycythemia vera

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jul 6 8:57am

Maybe asked already, were you tested for the JAK2 mutation (or others)? This would typically be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102017/

Discussion: Platelets are too high: What can be done to find root cause?

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Posted: Jul 9 6:45am

I have no pain or anything else with Hydrea, 500 mg daily. My platelets were 800,000...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854230/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: May 4, 2023

Realized I did not answer your initial question. I am not a dr, but my understanding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720876/

Discussion: Jak2 positive, biopsy next: Does it mean I have blood cancer?

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Posted: Jun 25, 2022

The Bone Marrow procedure is a first step. He should also do a molecular panel to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328572/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 12, 2020

Am I understanding right that your hemoglobin and hemocrit are high, you have PV symptoms, you're...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888838/

Discussion: PV positive & Jak2 neg - good thing??

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Posted: Jul 2, 2023

I joined the JAK2 club in 2018. I have Polycythemia Vera which is a MPN sister...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184707/

Discussion: Anyone living with Essential Thrombocythemia with JAK2?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 5 6:21am

Good morning, @onthejoedock. When there is a mutation with the JAK2 gene, it can interfere with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009921/

Discussion: How bad is a diagnosis of Polycythemia Vera?

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Posted: Feb 5 9:03am

I do have JAK2. Platelets have been in the 700's since I had to come off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067492/

Discussion: Essential thrombocythemia

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: May 13 10:07pm

with pv NO when they take your blood it cannot be donated. I asked the oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/737001/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Aug 13, 2022

Hi Steve My case is similar to yours. I was treated with Hydroxyurea for7 yrs for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/913626/

Discussion: Has anyone had experience with Jakafi?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Aug 15, 2023