raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:729

Polycythemia vera

Synonyms: Acquired primary erythrocytosis · Osler-Vaquez disease · PV · Polycythemia rubra vera · Vaquez disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare acquired myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass (RBCM) caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolycythemia veraAcquired primary erythrocytosis · Osler-Vaquez disease · PV · Polycythemia rubra vera · Vaquez disease
frPolyglobulie de VaquezErythrocytose primitive acquise · Maladie d'Osler-Vaquez · Maladie de Vaquez · Polyglobulie essentielle · Polycythémie vraie · Polycythémie rubra vera
dePolycythaemia veraErythrozytose, erworbene primäre · PV · Polycythaemia rubra vera · Polyzythämie, echte · Vaquez-Krankheit · Vaquez-Osler-Krankheit
esPolicitemia veraEnfermedad de Osler-Vaquez · Enfermedad de Vaquez · Eritrocitosis primaria adquirida · PV · Policitemia rubra vera
itPolicitemia veraEritrocitosi primitiva acquisita · Malattia di Osler-Vaquez · Malattia di Vaquez · PV · Policitemia rubra vera
nlPolycythemia veraPV · Polycythaemia vera · Polycythemia rubra vera · Verworven primaire erytrocytose · Ziekte van Osler-Vaquez · Ziekte van Vaquez
ptPolicitemia vera
plCzerwienica prawdziwaChoroba Oslera i Vaqueza · Choroba Vaqueza · Erythremia · Nabyta erytrocytoza pierwotna · Polycythemia rubra vera · PV
csPolycythaemia veraZískaná primární erytrocytóza · Oslerova-Vaquezova nemoc · PV · Polycythemia rubra vera · Vaquezova choroba · Osler-Vaquezova nemoc
ukПоліцитемія стправжняНабутий первинний еритроцитоз · Хвороба Ослера-Вакеса · Поліцитемія червоного кольору · PV · Хвороба Вакеза
zh真性红细胞增多症获得性原发性红细胞增多症
trPolisitemia veraPV · Vaquez hastalığı · Osler-Vaquez hastalığı · Polisitemi rubra vera · Edinsel primer eritrositoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM263300Evalidated
ICD-10D45Especificvalidated
ICD-112A20.4Especificvalidated
MONDO0009891Evalidated
MONDO9891Evalidated
MeSHD011087Evalidated
UMLSC0032463Evalidated
GARD7422Evalidated
MedDRA10036057Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
JAK2Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6192ENSG000000969681477969p24.1Janus kinase 2
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001.9 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_European Medicines Agency 2014[OTHER]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated13679323[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

35 annotations · validated 2023-08-24
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0002488Acute leukemia
HP:0001681Angina pectoris
HP:0000978Bruising susceptibility
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0000225Gingival bleeding
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0002863Myelodysplasia
HP:0011974Myelofibrosis
HP:0001901Polycythemia
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0000360Tinnitus
HP:0002321Vertigo
HP:0001824Weight loss
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000504Abnormality of vision
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0003401Paresthesia
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004420Arterial thrombosis
HP:0002639Budd-Chiari syndrome
HP:0033842Early satiety
HP:0032147Erythromelalgia
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0001974Increased total leukocyte count
HP:0004417Intermittent claudication
HP:0001409Portal hypertension
HP:0030242Portal vein thrombosis
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0002204Pulmonary embolism
HP:0001297Stroke
HP:0001894Thrombocytosis
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 23827419[PMID]_31151982[PMID]

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Sources for this card