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Systematic molecular genetic analysis of congenital sideroblastic anemia: evidence for genetic heterogeneity and identification of novel mutations.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Feb 2010
Bergmann Anke K, Campagna Dean R, McLoughlin Erin M, Agarwal Suneet, Fleming Mark D, Bottomley Sylvia S, Neufeld Ellis J
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BACKGROUND: Sideroblastic anemias are heterogeneous congenital and acquired bone marrow disorders characterized by pathologic iron deposits in mitochondria of erythroid precursors. Among the congenital sideroblastic anemias (CSAs), the most common form is X-linked sideroblastic anemia, due to mutations in 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS2). A novel autosomal recessive CSA, caused by mutations in the erythroid...
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