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ArticleAnnals of hematology2026

NGS and emerging molecular scenarios in chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms: a case of double mutated polycythemia vera.

Elisabetta Cerchiara, Antonio Cristiano, Federico Vozella, Francesco Luigi Gambaro, Francesca Romana Iovene, Rachele Maria Barsotti, Maria Vittoria Ristori, Marina De Cesaris, Luigi Rigacci, Silvia Angeletti

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elisabetta CerchiaraOperative Research Unit of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Antonio CristianoOperative Research Unit of Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy. a.cristiano@policlinicocampus.it.
Federico VozellaOperative Research Unit of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Francesco Luigi GambaroOperative Research Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Francesca Romana IoveneOperative Research Unit of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Rachele Maria BarsottiOperative Research Unit of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Maria Vittoria RistoriOperative Research Unit of Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Marina De CesarisOperative Research Unit of Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Luigi RigacciOperative Research Unit of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Silvia AngelettiOperative Research Unit of Laboratory, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are clonal hematopoietic disorders driven by mutually exclusive JAK2, CALR, MPL mutations. NGS has revealed rare cases with coexisting driver mutations, challenging classical diagnostic paradigms, highlighting clonal complexity. We describe a 71-year-old man with JAK2-positive polycythemia vera (PV) whose hematologic parameters remained suboptimally controlled under hydroxycarbamide treatment. Concern for disease progression prompted NGS analysis, surprisingly revealing a dominant CALR type 2 mutation alongside non-driver DNMT3A variants, while the JAK2 V617F clone was below the NGS limit of detection. Retrospective analysis confirmed dynamic clonal competition between the dominant CALR clone and the minor low VAF JAK2 clone, whereas histopathology remained consistent with PV, supporting an integrated diagnosis of MPN-NOS. This case demonstrates that additional mutated clones can significantly influence phenotype and disease evolution, highlighting the limitations of stepwise molecular testing. Comprehensive profiling of clonal architecture is essential to refine diagnosis and prognosis, in the NGS era.

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CalreticulinHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingJanus Kinase 2MutationMyeloproliferative DisordersPolycythemia VeraAgedDNA Methyltransferase 3AHumansMaleCalreticulinCALR protein, humanDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNMT3A protein, humanJAK2 protein, humanJanus Kinase 2CALRDouble mutated PVJAK2Molecular diagnostic in MPNMPN-NOSNGS in MPNs

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PMID42271111
PMCPMC13478021

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