Article
Polycythemia vera.
Internal and emergency medicine - 1 Oct 2010
Landolfi Raffaele, Nicolazzi Maria Anna, Porfidia Angelo, Di Gennaro Leonardo
Abstract excerpt
The diagnostic approach to a patient with polycythemia has been greatly simplified by the introduction of new genetic testing in addition to traditional tests, such as measurement of red cell mass and serum erythropoietin (Epo) level. Clonal erythrocytosis, which is the diagnostic feature of polycythemia vera (PV), is almost always associated with a JAK2 mutation (JAK2V617F or exon 12). Therefore, in a patient...
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