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rs779805 Von Hippel-Lindau Gene Polymorphism Induced/Related Polycythemia Entity, Clinical Features, Cancer Association, and Familiar Characteristics.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 2021
Remenyi Gyula, Bereczky Zsuzsanna, Gindele Réka, Ujfalusi Aniko, Illes Arpad, Udvardy Miklos
Abstract excerpt
Increased red blood cell count may result from primary erythrocytosis (polycythemia vera), but it is often due to secondary causes with increased erythropoietin levels. Secondary erythrocytosis may also be congenital due to different gene mutations of hemoglobin, hemoglobin stabilization proteins, EPO receptors, or oxygen sensing pathways. Von Hippel- Lindau gene mutation causes altered tissue oxygen sensation in...
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