Diamond Blackfan anemia: A paradigm for a ribosome-based disease.

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Diamond Blackfan anemia is characterized by a severe hypoplastic anemia and a heterogeneous collection of other clinical features. Approximately 25% of Diamond Blackfan anemia cases are associated with mutations in the gene encoding ribosomal protein S19. The hypothesis presented here ties together molecular and clinical features of the disease, and establishes a conceptual framework for understanding many of the...

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