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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). [ ]

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Sideroblastic anemia

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Hypersideremic anemia

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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.

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HP:0100791

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HP:0001924

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Anemia of inadequate production