Serum chitotriosidase: a circulating biomarker in polycythemia vera

The Serum Calcium in Polycythemia Vera.

serum calcium accompanying a fall in red blood cell count following treatment with phenylhydrazine. We were stimulated by this report to make some additional studies of the calcium metabolism in polycythemia, but the work was halted in its incipiency by our inability to confirm the findings of Brown and Roth. Serum calcium determinations were made in nine cases of typical polycythemia vera usin...

Polycythemia Vera with Extremely High Serum Erythropoietin

Serum erythropoietin (EPO) is often used to differentiate primary polycythemia or polycythemia vera (PV) from secondary polycythemia. The current major criteria for diagnosis of PV are high hemoglobin (Hb) level, > 18.5 g/dL for males, > 16.5 g/dL for females and the presence of JAK2 gene mutation while panmyelosis of the bone marrow, and low EPO level are minor criteria. Herein, I reported a 6...

Polycythemia vera: a review.

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a clonal stem cell disorder characterized by increased erythrocyte production. Its etiology is not fully understood, and hemorrhage, thrombosis, and hyperviscosity may occur at any time during the course of this disorder. Treatment depends on the most affected cell type, duration and severity of the condition, and patient age. PV treatment can involve phlebotomy, admin...

Muramidase in polycythemia vera.

Serum Levels of Testosterone in Patients with Polycythemia Vera

Despite its association with vascular events such as myocardial and cerebral infarction, polycythemia vera (PV) is characterized by low serum total cholesterol levels. Because several sex hormones are derived from cholesterol, statins may induce hypogodanism in male patients. Therefore, we assessed the relationship between serum total cholesterol and sex hormone levels according to gender. Medi...