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Erythrocytosis: genes and pathways involved in disease development.
Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue - 1 Nov 2021
Gašperšič Jernej, Kristan Aleša, Kunej Tanja, Zupan Irena Preložnik, Debeljak Nataša
Abstract excerpt
Erythrocytosis is a blood disorder characterised by an increased red blood cell mass. The most common causes of erythrocytosis are acquired and caused by diseases and conditions that are accompanied by hypoxaemia or overproduction of erythropoietin. More rarely, erythrocytosis has a known genetic background, such as for polycythaemia vera and familial erythrocytosis. The majority of cases of polycythaemia vera...
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