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Absent phenotypic expression of X-linked sideroblastic anemia in one of 2 brothers with a novel ALAS2 mutation.
Blood - 1 Dec 2002
Cazzola Mario, May Alison, Bergamaschi Gaetano, Cerani Paola, Ferrillo Sara, Bishop David F
Abstract excerpt
X-linked sideroblastic anemia (XLSA) is caused by mutations in the erythroid-specific 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS2) gene. Hemizygous males have microcytic anemia and iron overload. A 38-year-old male presented with this phenotype (hemoglobin [Hb] 7.6 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume [MCV] 64 fL, serum ferritin 859 microg/L), and molecular analysis of ALAS2 showed a mutation 1731G>A predicting an Arg560His...
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