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Is there a correlation between sickle cell and the jak2 mutation?
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It doesn't appear so: I can find no reports of an association between sickle cell anemia and jak2 mutations. Jak2 is a gene involved in promoting growth of red blood cells. The confusion may have arisen from some reports suggesting that stimulators of jak2 might be useful in gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease.
Answered 3/5/2013
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