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Diamond-Blackfan anemia 3(DBA3)

MedGen UID:
387892
•Concept ID:
C1857719
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: DBA3; RPS24-Related Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
 
Gene (location): RPS24 (10q22.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012529
OMIM®: 610629

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is characterized by a profound normochromic and usually macrocytic anemia with normal leukocytes and platelets, congenital malformations in up to 50%, and growth deficiency in 30% of affected individuals. The hematologic complications occur in 90% of affected individuals during the first year of life. The phenotypic spectrum ranges from a mild form (e.g., mild anemia or no anemia with only subtle erythroid abnormalities, physical malformations without anemia) to a severe form of fetal anemia resulting in nonimmune hydrops fetalis. DBA is associated with an increased risk for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and solid tumors including osteogenic sarcoma. [from GeneReviews]
Full text of GeneReview (by section):
Summary  |  Diagnosis  |  Clinical Characteristics  |  Genetically Related (Allelic) Disorders  |  Differential Diagnosis  |  Management  |  Genetic Counseling  |  Resources  |  Molecular Genetics  |  Chapter Notes  |  References
Authors:
Colin Sieff   view full author information

Additional description

From OMIM
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is an inherited red blood cell aplasia that usually presents in the first year of life. The main features are normochromic macrocytic anemia, reticulocytopenia, and nearly absent erythroid progenitors in the bone marrow. Patients show growth retardation, and approximately 30 to 50% have craniofacial, upper limb, heart, and urinary system congenital malformations. The majority of patients have increased mean corpuscular volume, elevated erythrocyte adenosine deaminase activity, and persistence of hemoglobin F. However, some DBA patients do not exhibit these findings, and even in the same family, symptoms can vary between affected family members (summary by Landowski et al., 2013). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Diamond-Blackfan anemia, see DBA1 (105650).  http://www.omim.org/entry/610629

Clinical features

From HPO
Macrocytic anemia
MedGen UID:
1920
•Concept ID:
C0002886
•
Disease or Syndrome
A type of anemia characterized by increased size of erythrocytes with increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and increased mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH).
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Persistence of hemoglobin F
MedGen UID:
68693
•Concept ID:
C0239941
•
Finding
Hemoglobin F (HbF) contains two globin alpha chains and two globin gamma chains. It is the main form of hemoglobin in the fetus during the last seven months of intrauterine development and in the half year of postnatal life. In adults it normally makes up less than one percent of all hemoglobin. This term refers to an increase in HbF above this limit. In beta thalassemia major, it may represent over 90 percent of all hemoglobin, and in beta thalassemia minor it may make up between 0.5 to 4 percent.
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Increased mean corpuscular volume
MedGen UID:
81303
•Concept ID:
C0302845
•
Finding
Larger than normal size of erythrocytes.
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Reticulocytopenia
MedGen UID:
167812
•Concept ID:
C0858867
•
Finding
A reduced number of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood.
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Elevated red cell adenosine deaminase activity
MedGen UID:
868156
•Concept ID:
C4022547
•
Finding
Increase in the level of adenosine deaminase (ADA), an enzyme involved in purine metabolism, within erythrocytes. ADA is involved in the catabolism of adenosine.
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Webbed neck
MedGen UID:
113154
•Concept ID:
C0221217
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Congenital Abnormality
Pterygium colli is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. It involves an ectopic fibrotic facial band superficial to the trapezius muscle. Excess hair-bearing skin is also present and extends down the cervical region well beyond the normal hairline.
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Prognosis

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