FANCA

Introduction: FANCA

Description of FANCA

FANCA (medical condition): Fanconi's anemia is a rare inherited blood disorder characterized by the inability of the bone marrow to produce blood cells. The subtype called Complementation group A refers to a genetic subtype of the disease. An increased incidence of leukemias and other cancers is associated with this condition and various skeletal abnormalities and other birth defects may also be present. The condition is present at birth but symptoms of the blood problems are often not evident until later in childhood - in rare cases, the condition may not be diagnosed until adulthood.

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Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A:
  »Introduction: Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A
  »Symptoms of Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A
  »Treatments for Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A

FANCA as a Disease

FANCA: Another name for Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A
  »Symptoms of Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A
  »Treatments for Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A

Symptoms of FANCA (Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A)

Some of the symptoms of FANCA incude:

• Pancytopenia
• Reduced number of blood platelets
• Reduced red blood cell count
• Reduced white blood cell count
• Fatigue

See full list of 11 symptoms of FANCA (Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A)

Treatments for FANCA (Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A)

Treatments for FANCA (Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A) include:

• Drug therapy - androgens, hematopoietic (blood-stimulating) growth factors; blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant.

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Treatment of FANCA: For more treatment information about FANCA, see treatment of Fanconi's anemia - Complementation group A (FANCA)

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