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A member asked:
Im a teen. how will having polycythemia vera mess up my health later in life?
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No: Generally speaking, pvera dose not imapct a persons long term survival, ie when comparing a group of patients with pv to a group without, survial rates are the same. However, pv and other myeloproliferative disorders are uncommon in your age group and i would be skeptical of the diagnosis.
Answered 10/3/2016
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