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Molecular study of congenital erythrocytosis in 70 unrelated patients revealed a potential causal mutation in less than half of the cases (Where is/are the missing gene(s)?).
European journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2013
Bento Celeste, Almeida Helena, Maia Tabita M, Relvas Luís, Oliveira Ana C, Rossi Cédric, Girodon François, Fernandez-Lago Carlos, Aguado-Diaz Ascension, Fraga Cristina, Costa Ricardo M, Araújo Ana L, Silva João, Vitória Helena, Miguel Natalina, Silveira Maria Pedro, Martin-Nuñez Guillermo, Ribeiro Maria Letícia
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INTRODUCTION: Congenital erythrocytosis can be classified as primary, when the defect is intrinsic to the RBC progenitors and independent of the serum erythropoietin (Epo) concentration, or secondary, when the erythrocytosis is the result of an upregulation of Epo production. Primary erythrocytosis is associated with mutations in the EPOR gene, secondary CE can de due to mutations that stabilize the hemoglobin in...
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