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Cytogenetics, JAK2 and MPL mutations in polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis and essential thrombocythemia [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2011
BACKGROUND: The detection of molecular and cytogenetic alterations is important for the diagnosis, prognosis and classification of myeloproliferative neoplasms. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect the following mutations: JAK2 V617F, JAK2 exon
Leonardo Caires dos Santos, Juliana Corrêa da Costa Ribeiro, Neusa Pereira Silva, Janete Cerutti, Maria Regina Regis da Silva, Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari Chauffaille   +5 more
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Impending anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with elements of retinal vein occlusion in a patient on interferon for polycythemia vera [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012
Kelly S Rue, Louis K Hirsch, Alfredo A SadunDepartment of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAAbstract: We describe the course and likely pathophysiology of ...
Rue KS, Hirsch LK, Sadun AA
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Introducing heat-not-burn tobacco improves hematocrit and cigarette smoking-related symptoms in patients with smokers' polycythemia and polycythemia vera. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Cigarette smoking induces relative and absolute erythrocytosis (smokers' polycythemia). In patients with smokers' polycythemia complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the incidence and mortality rate of pulmonary embolism increase ...
Kazuhide Iizuka, Yoshikazu Iizuka, Shun Ito, Toshihide Endo, Hironao Nukariya, Yuichi Takeuchi, Takashi Koike, Kazuya Kurihara, Hiromichi Takahashi, Masaru Nakagawa, Takashi Hamada, Shimon Ohtake, Noriyoshi Iriyama, Katsuhiro Miura, Tomohiro Nakayama, Yoshihiro Hatta, Hideki Nakamura, Norio Komatsu   +17 more
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Schizophrenia and Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report [PDF]

European Psychiatry
Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder marked by abnormal interpretations of reality, often resulting in hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking that significantly impairs daily functioning and can be disabling.
N. El Moussaoui, S. Bahetta, I. Belabbes, F. Laboudi, A. Ouanass   +4 more
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Polycythemia vera is a medical condition characterized by raised hematocrit. Owing to increased viscosity, the blood flow in the vessels become sluggish leading to the clinical features of polycythemia such as headache, blurring of vision, red skin, dizzi

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2021
Polycythemia vera is a medical condition characterized by raised hematocrit. Owing to increased viscosity, the blood flow in the vessels become sluggish leading to the clinical features of polycythemia such as headache, blurring of vision, red skin ...
Nabeela Iqbal, Syed Khalid Shah, Shamima Haneef   +2 more
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Prevalence and diagnostic performance of iron deficiency in polycythemia

Hematology, 2023
Introduction Several observations have shown that patients with polycythemia have iron deficiency. Our objectives were to report the prevalence of iron deficiency and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum ferritin in polycythemia vera.Patients ...
Rova Malala Fandresena Randrianarisoa, Herveat Ramanandafy, Alexandre Mania, Hélène Monjanel, Sébastien Trouillier   +4 more
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Polisitemi Veralı Hastalarda Dinamik Thiol/Disulfit Dengesi ve İskemi Modifiye Albumin Düzeyleri

Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021
Aim: Polycythemia vera is a chronic myeloproliferative disease characterized by increased red cell mass and JAK2 mutation positivity. Transformation to myelofibrosis and acute leukemia is possible in patients with polycythemia vera.
Özcan Erel, Hakan Basir, Mustafa Ilgan, Eyüp Naci Tiftik, Mahmut Bakır Koyuncu, Mehmet Ali Uçar, Aydan Akdeniz, Anıl Tombak, Salim Neşelioğlu   +8 more
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Polycythemia vera presenting with pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction are rare in patients with polycythemia vera. We herein describe a man in his early 60s whose main symptoms were chest tightness, cough, and sputum expectoration.
Ping Huang, Yuhong Li
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In Stent Restenosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report

Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2023
Polycythemia vera happened in people around 40-60 years old and mostly men. The criteria are total red blood cells ≥36 mL/kg in males, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis, and JAK2 mutation.
I Gusti Ayu Ratna Dewi, Tristi Lukita Wening, Sidhi Laksono Purwowiyoto   +2 more
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Anesthetic management of a patient with polycythemia vera undergoing emergency repair of a type-A aortic dissection and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015
Polycythemia vera is a chronic progressive myeloproliferative disease characterized by increased circulating red blood cells, and the hyperviscosity of the blood can lead to an increased risk of arterial thrombosis.
Hyeongwoo Im, Jeong Jin Min, Jaeyoung Yang, Sangmin Maria Lee, Jong Hwan Lee   +4 more
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