title: The germline mutations of the CHEK2 gene are associated with an increased risk of polycythaemia vera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Poland. hannaj@cm.umk.pl.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janiszewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Poland.
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bąk
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Poland.
authors.forename: Martyna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartwig
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuliszkiewicz-Janus
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Municipal Hospital, Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Całbecka
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaźwiec
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Kazimierz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuliczkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Poland.|Department of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haus
mesh_terms: D064447:Checkpoint Kinase 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D064447:Checkpoint Kinase 2; C578634:CHEK2 protein, human
keywords: congenital CHEK2 mutations; polycythaemia vera