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Erythrocyte 2,3‐Diphosphoglycerate and Adenosine Triphosphate in Polycythaemia Vera
Author(s) -
Monti M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1981.tb00459.x
Subject(s) - polycythaemia , diphosphoglycerate , polycythemia vera , adenosine triphosphate , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , hemoglobin
Erythrocyte 2,3‐diphosphoglycerate (2,3‐DPG) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were measured in 16 patients with polycythaemia vera and found to be normal. The determination of erythrocyte organic phosphate concentration can be helpful in the differential diagnosis of different types of polycythaemia due to the lack of 2,3‐DPG rise in patients with polycythaemia vera, as compared to the 2,3‐DPG increase usually observed in patients with secondary polycythaemia.