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'''Diamond-Blackfan anemia''' (DBA) is a [[congenital]] [[erythroid]] [[aplasia]] that usually presents in [[infancy]]. | '''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.<ref name="pmid20301295">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Stephens K, Amemiya A |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=20301295 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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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.[1]