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  • Title: Ringed sideroblasts in β-thalassemia.
    Author: Cattivelli K, Campagna DR, Schmitz-Abe K, Heeney MM, Yaish HM, Caruso Brown AE, Kearney S, Walkovich K, Markianos K, Fleming MD, Neufeld EJ.
    Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer; 2017 May; 64(5):. PubMed ID: 27808451.
    Abstract:
    Symptomatic β-thalassemia is one of the globally most common inherited disorders. The initial clinical presentation is variable. Although common hematological analyses are typically sufficient to diagnose the disease, sometimes the diagnosis can be more challenging. We describe a series of patients with β-thalassemia whose diagnosis was delayed, required bone marrow examination in one affected member of each family, and revealed ringed sideroblasts, highlighting the association of this morphological finding with these disorders. Thus, in the absence of characteristic congenital sideroblastic mutations or causes of acquired sideroblastic anemia, the presence of ringed sideroblasts should raise the suspicion of β-thalassemia.
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