Anemia, Blackfan Diamond

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Synonyms

• Anemia, Congenital Pure Red Cell
• Aplasia, Congenital Pure Red Cell
• Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
• Aase Syndrome
• DBA
• BDA
• Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
• Erythrogenesis Imperfecta
• Inherited Erythroblastopenia
• Hypoplastic Congenital Anemia
• Aase-Smith II Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Blackfan-Diamond anemia (BDA) is a rare blood disorder that is caused by a failure of the bone marrow to generate enough red blood cells. It is characterized by deficiency of red blood cells at birth (congenital hypoplastic anemia) as well as slow growth, abnormal weakness and fatigue, paleness of the skin, characteristic facial abnormalities, protruding shoulder blades (scapulae), webbing or abnormal shortening of the neck due to fusion of certain bones in the spine (cervical vertebrae), hand deformities, congenital heart defects, and/or other abnormalities. The symptoms and physical findings associated with Blackfan-Diamond Anemia vary greatly from case to case.

Resources

Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry - aka DBAR
Schneider Children's Hospital
269-01 76th Avenue, Rm 255
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
USA
Tel: 7184703610
Fax: 7184704321
Tel: 8888843227
Email: eatsidaf@lij.edu
Internet: http://www.dbar.org

Polinsky, Ronald. M.D.
NIH/ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes
Medical Neurology Branch
Building 10. Room 5N236
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: (301)496-8350

DBA.UK
71-73 Main Street
Palterton
Chesterfield, S44 6UR
United Kingdom
Tel: 01246 828194
Email: jayson.whitaker@diamondblackfan.org.uk
Internet: http://www.diamondblackfan.org.uk

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Building 31A Rm 4A16
Bethesda, MD 20892-2480
Tel: (301)592-8573
Fax: (240)629-3246
Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

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Last Updated:   8/22/2006
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Last updated:	August 22, 2006