A Note on the Increased Risk of Polycythemia Vera in Jews

A whole community study of polycythemia vera in Israel revealed a mean annual incidence of 6.7 per million. Ratio of age adjusted rates between European and non-European-born foreign residents was 2.2 among males and 3.1 among females. A comparison with the only other community study of polycythemia...

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Published in:Blood 1971-02, Vol.37 (2), p.172-176
Main Authors: Modan, B., Kallner, H., Zemer, D., Yoran, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Europe
Female
Humans
Infant
Israel
Jews
Male
Middle Aged
Polycythemia - diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera - diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera - epidemiology
Polycythemia Vera - genetics
Sex Factors
United States
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Summary:A whole community study of polycythemia vera in Israel revealed a mean annual incidence of 6.7 per million. Ratio of age adjusted rates between European and non-European-born foreign residents was 2.2 among males and 3.1 among females. A comparison with the only other community study of polycythemia shows higher incidence in Israel as compared with the city of Baltimore, but similar rates among European-born Jews in Israel and Jewish residents in Baltimore. The data indicate that the risk of developing polycythemia vera is higher among Jews of European extraction, independent of residence.
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood.V37.2.172.172