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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a congenital erythroid aplasia that usually presents in infancy.The classic form is characterized by a profound normochromic and usually macrocytic anemia with normal leukocytes and platelets, congenital malformations in up to 50% of affected individuals, and growth retardation in 30% of affected individuals. The hematologic complications occur in 90% of affected individuals during the first year of life.