Congenital dyserythropoiesis characterized by marked macrocytosis, vitamin B12- and folate-independent megaloblastic change and absence of the defining features of congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia types I or III

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-76

  Wickramasinghe, S N ^a   Andrews, V E ^b   O'Hea, A M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

autosomal recessive; congenital dyserythropoiesis; macrocytosis; megaloblast

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROBLAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEGALOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029798353     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1885.x     Document Type: Article

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