• Polycythemia Vera (PV)

Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a disease that is part of a family of Myeloproliferative disorders. This condition afflicts the bone marrow, causing  an over production of cells.  In the following video, Ruben Mesa, M.D., a hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, goes into an in-depth discussion on the disease covering its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x2VYu7HUXE

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