Evaluation of New Biomarkers of Thrombosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are acquired clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders, characterized by an increase in one or more myeloid lineages. The Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph-) MPN include polycythemia vera (PV) with an excess of red blood cells, essential thrombocythemia (ET) with an increase in platelets and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). Arterial and venous thromboses are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in MPN with reported incidences ranging from 12-39% in PV and 11-25% in ET. The pathogenesis of thrombosis in MPN patients is complex and still largely elusive. The overproduction of neutrophils could be an important risk factor in the thrombus formation. Indeed neutrophils are known to promote thrombosis when they release their decondensed chromatin as a network of extracellular fibers named NET for "neutrophils extracellular trap". Increased NETosis has been reported in a mouse model of MPN. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether NET biomarkers are associated with increased thrombotic risk in patients with ET. Indeed, an international thrombotic prognostic score has been published in ET, ie the IPSET Thrombosis score (history of thrombosis, age, presence of JAK2V617F, cardiovascular risk factors). Plasma from MPN patients will be collected, at the time of diagnosis, and measure markers of neutrophil activation, including NET biomarkers. The IPSET Thrombosis score will be evaluated in patients with ET and the correlation between the IPSET Thrombosis score and these biomarkers will be measured. No follow-up is required for this study.