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Sideroblastic anemia

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Sideroblastic anemia results from a defect in the incorporation of iron into the heme molecule. A sideroblast is an erythroblast that has stainable deposits of iron in cytoplasm (this can be demonstrated by Prussian blue staining). [ HPO:probinson ]

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database cross reference
  • MSH:D000756
  • SNOMEDCT_US:41841004
  • UMLS:C0002896
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Sideroblastic anemia may be either congenital or acquired. In sideroblastic anemia, the hematocrit tends to be around 20 to 30 percent, and the mean corpuscular volume is normal or low.

definition

Sideroblastic anemia results from a defect in the incorporation of iron into the heme molecule. A sideroblast is an erythroblast that has stainable deposits of iron in cytoplasm (this can be demonstrated by Prussian blue staining).

has alternative id

HP:0100791

has exact synonym

Sideroblastic anaemia, Hypersideremic anaemia, Hypersideremic anemia

id

HP:0001924

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