А.V. КОSTERINA

Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012

Коsterina A.V. — Assistant of the Department of Hospital Therapy, tel. +7-917-273-77-68, e-mail: avakost@mail.ru

The article presents the clinical and laboratory criteria of differences of primary and secondary polycythemia, causes and classification of secondary polycythemia. A clinical case of secondary polycythemia is presented, confirmed by laboratory tests (serum erythropoietin level, the definition of Jak2 V617F mutation).

Key words: polycythemia, erythropoietin, Jak2 V617F.

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