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Polycythemia Vera

Polycythemia Vera - Causes and Risk Factors

​Polycythaemia vera occurs when there is a mutation in genes which is involved in the regulation of blood cell production. The cause of the gene mutation is unknown and is usually not an inheritable mutation. 

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Jason Chay Wai Mun Dr

Dr Jason Chay Wai Mun

Senior Consultant

​MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FRCPath Haematology (UK), FAMS (Singapore), GDFM (Singapore)

Clinical Interests: Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory Haematology

Denise Tan Yan Dr

Dr Denise Tan Yan

Senior Consultant

MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), MMed (Internal Medicine), FRCPath (UK)

Clinical Interests: General Haematology, Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

Tan Yan Chin Dr

Dr Tan Yan Chin

Consultant

​MD(UKM), MMed(NUS), MRCP(UK), FRCPath(UK)

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