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Rare Disease

secondary polycythemia

MONDO:0020115

Also known as:secondary erythrocytosis

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Overview

Secondary polycythemia is an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by enhanced stimulation of red blood cell production by an otherwise normal erythroid lineage that may be congenital or acquired (congenital secondary polycythemia and acquired secondary polycythemia).

Clinical Trials1 registered

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for secondary polycythemia has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

1 clinical trial registered. Interventions under study include other interventions. Research is primarily sponsored by academic and government institutions.

62 publications have been identified in PubMed for secondary polycythemia. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (42%), Epidemiology / Natural History (18%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (15%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	26	42%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Oct 4, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:98428

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:19467

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secondary polycythemia

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