Polycythemia vera: myths, mechanisms, and management

Blood. 2002 Dec 15;100(13):4272-90. doi: 10.1182/blood-2001-12-0349. Epub 2002 Aug 8.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / etiology
  • Apoptosis
  • Clone Cells / pathology
  • Disease Progression
  • Erythropoiesis
  • Erythropoietin / pharmacology
  • Erythropoietin / physiology
  • Female
  • Growth Substances / physiology
  • Hematologic Tests
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • Iron / administration & dosage
  • Leukemia, Myeloid
  • Male
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders / classification
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders / complications
  • Phlebotomy / adverse effects
  • Phosphorus Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Polycythemia Vera* / diagnosis
  • Polycythemia Vera* / genetics
  • Polycythemia Vera* / mortality
  • Polycythemia Vera* / physiopathology
  • Polycythemia Vera* / therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / therapy
  • Receptors, Erythropoietin / drug effects
  • Receptors, Erythropoietin / physiology
  • Receptors, Growth Factor / drug effects
  • Receptors, Growth Factor / physiology
  • Thrombocytosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / etiology

Substances

  • Growth Substances
  • Phosphorus Radioisotopes
  • Receptors, Erythropoietin
  • Receptors, Growth Factor
  • Erythropoietin
  • Iron