Polycythemia Vera : Causes

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Causes could include:
Polycythemia vera is an acquired disorder of the bone marrow that causes the overproduction of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. It is a rare disease that occurs more frequently in men than women, and rarely in patients under age ...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 28, 2007
The cause of PV remains uncertain. In general, the increased mass of red blood cells in the patient's blood causes both hemorrhage and abnormal formation of blood clots in the circulatory system (thrombosis). The reasons for these changes in clott...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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