Benign familial polycythaemia in a young male

Polycythaemia has been reported rarely as a familial condition. There is evidence to suggest transmission as a Mendelian dominant trait, but recessive inheritance has also been described. We present here a case of benign familial polycythaemia in a 25-year-old male with similar presentation in his f...

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Main Authors: Somanth Maitra, Sreejita Bhowmik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Hematology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/3408