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When do you check for EPOR gene mutations in your workup for erythrocytosis, and if found, how do you manage it?

Is there a role for aspirin or hydroxyurea? Do you perform phlebotomy, and if so, what goals?
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Medical Oncology · Taussig Cancer Institute
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Only consider it in instances where there is a life-long (or at least long-term) erythrocytosis and there is no evidence of a secondary erythrocytosis. There is no role for ASA or HU in these instances. I generally do not use phlebotomy either, unless the hematocrit is extreme and the patient is sym...

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