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Juvenile Hemochromatosis With Non-transfused Hemolytic Anemia Caused by a De Novo PIEZO1 Gene Mutation.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 May 2023
Imashuku Shinsaku, Suemori Shin-Ichiro, Wakamatsu Manabu, Okuno Yusuke, Muramatsu Hideki, Makino Shigeru, Miyoshi Takashi, Chonabayashi Kazuhisa, Kanno Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Differential diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis along with hemolytic anemia is often difficult. We report a 23-year-old woman with macrocytic hemolytic anemia with iron overload. The patient showed high serum ferritin and transferrin saturation and low serum transferrin and ceruloplasmin. We also noticed stomatocytes in her blood smear, which was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. Target gene...
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