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Erythrocyte adenosine deaminase: diagnostic value for Diamond-Blackfan anaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Feb 2013
Fargo John H, Kratz Christian P, Giri Neelam, Savage Sharon A, Wong Carolyn, Backer Karen, Alter Blanche P, Glader Bertil
Abstract excerpt
Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome (IBMFS) characterized by red cell aplasia. Mutations in ribosomal genes are found in more than 50% of cases. Elevated erythrocyte adenosine deaminase (eADA) was first noted in DBA in 1983. In this study we determined the value of eADA for the diagnosis of DBA compared with other IBMFS; the association of eADA in DBA with age, gender or...
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