[Polycythemia vera and JAK-2 mutation in childhood: a case report].

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Erythrocytosis is a rare disorder in childhood and is mainly secondary to causes such as long-term chronic cardiopulmonary diseases or haemoglobin dysfunction. In some cases, polycythaemia is found when renal, hepatic or cerebellar tumours are diagnosed. Polycythemia vera (PV) is uncommon in paediatrics and usually clinical and biological features are used to diagnose and classify PV. The V617F mutation of JAK-2...

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