Diamond-Blackfan anemia overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a congenital erythroid aplasia that usually presents in infancy. DBA patients have low red blood cell counts (anemia). The rest of their blood cells (the platelets and the white blood cells) are normal. A variety of other congenital abnormalities may also occur.