Polycythaemia vera
Description
chronic myeloproliferative disorder: A clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder, characterized by proliferation in the bone marrow of one or more of the myeloid (i.e., granulocytic, erythroid, megakaryocytic, and mast cell) lineages. It is primarily a neoplasm of adults. (WHO 2008)
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | POLYCYTVERA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D45, ICD-8: 208 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D45, ICD-8: 208 |
| First defined in version | DF2, additional |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 288 | 158 | 130 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 61.8 | 61.71 | 61.92 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.9 | 6.96 | 4.62 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 77.43 | 76.58 | 78.46 |
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