Table 3.
frequency of the JAK2 mutation in other reports
| Country | PV (%) | ET (%) | Method of mutation detection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian, Sazawal S (22) | 70% | 82% | Polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme based assay. |
| Brazil, Silva R (23) | 88% | 47% | polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| Taiwan, Ho CL (24) | 76.2% | 46.9% | melting curve analysis |
| Turkey, Karkucak M (25) | 80 % | 42 % | tetra-primer polymerase chain reaction |
| Malaysia, Hamidah NH (26) | 95.8% | 52.9% | allele specific PCR, ARMS-PCR and RQ-PCR |
| Lebanon, Mahfouz RA (27) | 100% | 68.29% | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| China, Chao HY (28) | 97% | 59.6% | ARMS-PCR, capillary electrophoresis |