JAK2 and myeloproliferative disorder: Within the prospective trial “Prevalence of JAK2 mutations in patients with abdominal venous thromboses” (JAK2 MV study; German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00026943), the peripheral blood of patients with abdominal venous thromboses in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, a federal state located in north-east Germany, was analyzed by next-generation ultradeep sequencing for MPN-associated mutations.