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Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anaemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2008
Vlachos Adrianna, Ball Sarah, Dahl Niklas, Alter Blanche P, Sheth Sujit, Ramenghi Ugo, Meerpohl Joerg, Karlsson Stefan, Liu Johnson M, Leblanc Thierry, Paley Carole, Kang Elizabeth M, Leder Eva Judmann, Atsidaftos Eva, Shimamura Akiko, Bessler Monica, Glader Bertil, Lipton Jeffrey M
Abstract excerpt
Diamond Blackfan anaemia (DBA) is a rare, genetically and clinically heterogeneous, inherited red cell aplasia. Classical DBA affects about seven per million live births and presents during the first year of life. However, as mutated genes have been discovered in DBA, non-classical cases with less distinct phenotypes are being described in adults as well as children. In caring for these patients it is often...
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