Diagnosis of Diamond-Blackfan anemia in adulthood: case series and review of the literature.

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Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare constitutional inherited bone marrow failure syndrome (iBMF) characterized by progressive severe non-regenerative anemia and congenital abnormalities. Diagnosis is made by identification of a DBA-causing variant, typically in a ribosomal protein gene. More than 99% of patients are diagnosed in the pediatric age, but clinical manifestation may be mild and severe anemia can...

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