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Topic: Polycythemia Vera

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

People talk about their ..:

Positive outlook

Personality:

Insane, Depressive, Easily addicted

Favorite activity(s):

Sleepwalking sleepwalker

Favorite body part(s):

Skin, Lungs

Interest(s):

Biology

Favorite movie(s):

Dead Poets Society

Favorite sportsperson(s):

Lou Gehrig (baseball)

Medical note(s):

Undergoing therapy, Has cancer, Taking Viagra

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Cloning themselves, Having severe anorexia

Worst habit(s):

Drinking, Smoking Marijuana

Favorite quote(s):

"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it."
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (1935-)

Expert Talk

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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Polycythemia vera - condition of abnormal increase in production of red blood cells.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Offers tips on Essential Thrombocythemia and Polycythemia Vera.

Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

Occurs in: myeloproliferative disease polycythemia vera, myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis, essential thrombocytosis)

Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student

Polycythemia vera is one type of myeloproliferative disorder (MPD)
Polycythemia vera A Myeloproliferative disorder.

Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran

Polycythemia vera blood burst-forming units-erythroid are hypersensitive to interleukin-3.
Blood burst-forming units-erythroid in polycythemia vera are hypersensitive to interleukin-3.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Vera, Polycythemia - Pathological condition whereby the bone marrow produces too many cells.
"Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia are chronic myeloproliferative diseases.
In virtually all cases of polycythemia vera, the marrow produces too many red blood cells.

User Talk

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