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Familial Erythrocytosis 8
A primary polycythemia characterized by erythrocytosis and in some cases hemolytic anemia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the BPGM gene on chromosome 7q33.
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Overview
A primary polycythemia characterized by erythrocytosis and in some cases hemolytic anemia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the BPGM gene on chromosome 7q33.
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