Distinctive features of polycythaemia vera in New Zealand Polynesians.

CONCLUSION: New Zealand Polynesian patients present with a distinctive PV phenotype. Their younger age at presentation suggests a different risk factor profile or a higher genetic susceptibility. We hope our observations initiate larger epidemiological and genetic studies to help elucidate the cause. PMID: 30235191 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research