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Diamond Blackfan Anemia: A Nonclassical Patient With Diagnosis Assisted by Genomic Analysis.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Steinberg-Shemer Orna, Keel Siobán, Dgany Orly, Walsh Tom, Noy-Lotan Sharon, Krasnov Tanya, Yacobovich Joanne, Quarello Paola, Ramenghi Ugo, King Mary-Claire, Shimamura Akiko, Tamary Hannah
Abstract excerpt
Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA) is an inherited syndrome usually presenting with severe macrocytic anemia in infancy, paucity of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow, and congenital anomalies. We describe a child with mild, transfusion independent normocytic anemia whose diagnosis of DBA was established by identification of a novel de novo mutation disrupting normal splicing of the ribosomal protein RPL5. The...
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