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2024 Nov 18


JAMA


39556352

Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycythemia Vera: A Review.

Authors

Tremblay D, Kremyanskaya M, Mascarenhas J, Hoffman R

Abstract

Polycythemia vera (PV), a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by an increased red blood cell mass and increased risk of thrombosis, affects approximately 65 000 people in the US, with an annual incidence of 0.5 to 4.0 cases per 100 000 persons.