Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

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There are no established risk factors for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. However, PNH is usually associated with aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and acute myelogenous leukemia.

Common risk factors of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria are not establised.
However, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is usually associated with the following diseases:^[1]