title: Polycythemia vera: myths, mechanisms, and management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. jlspivak@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Spivak
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D017209:Apoptosis; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid; D008297:Male; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000150:complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D004921:Erythropoietin; D007501:Iron