Diamond–Blackfan anemia
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Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a congenital erythroid aplasia that usually presents in infancy.[3] DBA causes low red blood cell counts (anemia), without substantially affecting the other blood components (the platelets and the white blood cells), which are usually normal. This is in contrast to Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome, in which the bone marrow defect results primarily in neutropenia, and Fanconi anemia, where all cell lines are affected resulting in pancytopenia. There is a risk to develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and certain other cancers.[4]
Diamond–Blackfan anemia | |
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Other names | Blackfan-Diamond anemia, inherited pure red cell aplasia,[1] inherited erythroblastopenia[2] |
Specialty | Hematology |
A variety of other congenital abnormalities may also occur in DBA, such as hand anomalies.