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==What are the symptoms of (disease name)?==
==What are the symptoms of (disease name)?==
* Aplastic anemia results from damage to the blood stem cells. Stem cells are immature cells in the bone marrow that give rise to all blood cell types (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets). Injury to the stem cells leads to a decrease in the number of these blood cell types. Aplastic anemia can be caused by
* Aplastic anemia results from damage to the [[blood]] [[stem cell]]s. [[Stem cell]]s are immature cells in the [[bone marrow]] that give rise to all [[blood cell]] types ([[red blood cell]]s, [[white blood cell]]s, and [[platelet]]s). Injury to the [[stem cell]]s leads to a decrease in the number of these [[blood cell]] types.
 
* Aplastic anemia can be caused by:
:* Use of certain drugs or exposure to toxic chemicals (such as benzene)
:* Use of certain drugs or exposure to toxic chemicals (such as [[benzene]])
 
:* Exposure to [[radiation]] and/or [[chemotherapy]]
:* Exposure to radiation and/or chemotherapy
:* [[Autoimmune disorders]]
 
:* [[Pregnancy]]
:* Autoimmune disorders
:* [[Virus]]es
 
:* Pregnancy
 
:* Viruses
 
* Sometimes the cause is unknown. In this case, the disorder is called idiopathic aplastic anemia.
* Sometimes the cause is unknown. In this case, the disorder is called idiopathic aplastic anemia.



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