Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
Other namesCDA[1]
CDA causes decrease in red blood cells.
SpecialtyHematology 
SymptomsWeakness[2]
TypesCDA type I, CDA type II, CDA type III, and CDA type IV[1]
Diagnostic methodGenetic testing[3]
TreatmentBlood transfusions (also depends on which type)[4]

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) is a rare blood disorder, similar to the thalassemias. CDA is one of many types of anemia, characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis, and resulting from a decrease in the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the body and a less than normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.[2] CDA may be transmitted by both parents autosomal recessively or dominantly.

  1. ^ a b "Orphanet: Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia". www.orpha.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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  3. ^ "Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia - Conditions - GTR - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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