sideroblastic anemia

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sideroblastic anemia - refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow

sideroblastic anaemia, siderochrestic anaemia, siderochrestic anemia

refractory anaemia, refractory anemia - any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)

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refractory anaemia refractory anemia sideroblastic anaemia siderochrestic anaemia siderochrestic anemia			Vitamin B6 supplements are found to be of use for the treatment of hereditary sideroblastic anemia. Vitamin B6 - Nutrional Health Benefits of B6 by Mill Sbuchanan / Health, general community 13) Furthermore, if a sideroblastic anemia is unresponsive to pyridoxine, supplementation with pyridoxal-5'-phosphate may be effective, as the anemia may be due to defective phosphorylation of pyridoxine to its active form. Nutritional imbalances in anemia by Werbach, Melvyn R. / Townsend Letter [9] The differential diagnosis includes iron deficiency, thalassemia minor resulting from [Alpha]- or [Beta]-thalassemia trait or from variant hemoglobins such as HbE and Hb Lepore, anemia of inflammation, congenital sideroblastic anemia, and lead poisoning. An Algorithm to Aid in the Investigation of Thalassemia Trait in ... by Kiss, Thomas L.; Ali, Mahmoud A. M.; Levine, Mitchell; Lafferty, John D. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			sidelong sideman sidepiece Sider sider- Sideral Sideral time Siderated Sideration sidereal Sidereal clock sidereal day sidereal hour sidereal month sidereal period sidereal time sidereal year Siderealize Sidereous siderite Sideritis sidero- sideroad sideroblast sideroblastic anaemia sideroblastic anemia siderochrestic anaemia siderochrestic anemia siderochrome siderocyte siderodromophobia Siderographic Siderographist siderography siderolite sideromancy sideromania sideropenia siderophilin siderophobia Sideroscope siderosis siderostat siderotechny Sideroxylon sidesaddle Sidesaddle flower sideshow sideslip sidesman sidespin			Siderial Siderial Siderial clock Siderial clock Siderial period Siderial time Siderial time Sideric Sideric month Sideric month Sideric month Sideril siderite siderite sideritic sideritic Sideritis Sideritis syriaca sidero- sidero- sideroachrestic anemia sideroachrestic anemia sideroachrestic anemia sideroad sideroblast sideroblast sideroblastic anaemia sideroblastic anaemia Sideroblastic anaemias Sideroblastic anaemias sideroblastic anemia siderocalcinosis Siderocapsaceae siderochrestic anaemia siderochrestic anemia siderochrome siderochrome siderocyte siderocyte siderocyte siderod sideroderma Siderodromophobia sideroferrite siderofibrosis siderofibrosis siderogel siderograph Siderographic Siderographist Siderography sideroleukocyte sideroleukocyte test siderolite siderolite Sideromancy sideromania Sideromelane sideromycin sideronatrite

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