Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms among Kuwaiti Nationals. 2021

Salem Alshemmari, and Mazyad Almazyad, and Aisha Alwehaib, and Reem Ameen
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Safat, Kuwait.

The epidemiology, genetics, and thrombosis risk of MPNs among Arabs are largely unknown. This may be attributed to scarce epidemiological data, particularly from our region. Our study included 381 Kuwaiti nationals with Ph-negative MPNs and a confirmed driver mutation involving JAK2 (exon 12 14), CALR, or MPL. This first regional study examines the demographics, clinical parameters, and thrombosis-related attributes of the participants. This study reported a median age of 58 years, with females and males representing 54.9% and 45.1%, respectively. ET was the most frequent subtype of Ph-negative MPNs in our population, accounting for 52.0% of the cases, followed by PV, found in 34.6% of the participants, and PMF, found in 8.4% of participants. The crude annual cumulative incidence of Ph-negative MPNs in Kuwait ranged from 0.674 to 3.177 per 100,000 population across the study period. The most common driver mutation was JAK2V617F, with a frequency of 89.5%. At diagnosis, 19.2% of the patients presented with unexplained thrombosis, and almost half were of arterial origins. Males were more likely to present with arterial thrombosis than females (61.5% vs. 35.3%), whereas venous thrombotic events were more common in females than in males (47.1% vs. 17.9%; p-value = 0.025). Ph-negative MPNs in Kuwait are rare; however, thrombosis is a frequent complication, being documented in up to 19.2% of cases at presentation, more commonly at arterial sites. These findings call for thorough evaluation of patients with unexplained derangements in their hematological parameters during follow-ups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007730 Kuwait A country located in the MIDDLE EAST, bordering the Persian Gulf, between IRAQ and SAUDI ARABIA. The capital is Kuwait City.
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D009196 Myeloproliferative Disorders Conditions which cause proliferation of hemopoietically active tissue or of tissue which has embryonic hemopoietic potential. They all involve dysregulation of multipotent MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS, most often caused by a mutation in the JAK2 PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE. Disorder, Myeloproliferative,Disorders, Myeloproliferative,Myeloproliferative Disorder
D010677 Philadelphia Chromosome An aberrant form of human CHROMOSOME 22 characterized by translocation of the distal end of chromosome 9 from 9q34, to the long arm of chromosome 22 at 22q11. It is present in the bone marrow cells of 80 to 90 per cent of patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, MYELOGENOUS, CHRONIC, BCR-ABL POSITIVE). Ph1 Chromosome,Ph 1 Chromosome,1 Chromosomes, Ph,Chromosome, Ph 1,Chromosome, Ph1,Chromosome, Philadelphia,Chromosomes, Ph 1,Chromosomes, Ph1,Ph 1 Chromosomes,Ph1 Chromosomes
D012042 Registries The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers. Parish Registers,Population Register,Parish Register,Population Registers,Register, Parish,Register, Population,Registers, Parish,Registers, Population,Registry
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children

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