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Polycythemia Vera Definition
Common names:
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Primary Polycythemia
A person with polycythemia vera has abnormally high numbers of blood cells in the bloodstream, caused by over-production of blood cells by the bone marrow.

About 1 out of 200,000 people in the US develop polycythemia vera each year.
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Last Updated: Jul 9, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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