Polycythemias can be classified according to their pathophysiology 1. Primary polycythemias are caused by inherited or acquired mutations affecting erythroid progenitor cells, whereas secondary ...

We enrolled 518 patients with polycythemia vera, no clear indication for aspirin treatment, and no contraindication to such treatment in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to assess ...

Primary erythrocytosis — or autonomous production of excess erythrocytes — most commonly occurs due to polycythemia vera (PV), a myeloproliferative neoplastic process that may be asymptomatic or may ...

Q: Is polycythemia vera a hereditary condition? I had a sister who had this condition and is now deceased. Should I be tested for this? -- R.P., Sulphur, La. A: The short answer to your question is ...