X-linked sideroblastic anemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that X-linked sideroblastic anemia, or a subtype of X-linked sideroblastic anemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
X-linked sideroblastic anemia: Introduction
Prevalance of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: several hundred cases of X-linked sideroblastic anemia have been reported worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
Gender Ratio for X-linked sideroblastic anemia: male predominance
Prognosis of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: The prognosis is good as long as iron overload is avoided.
Complications of X-linked sideroblastic anemia:
see complications of X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Causes of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: see causes of X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Symptoms of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: see symptoms of X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Complications of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: see complications of X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Onset of X-linked sideroblastic anemia: usually by age of 30
Diagnostic testing: see tests for X-linked sideroblastic anemia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and X-linked sideroblastic anemia.
Treatments for X-linked sideroblastic anemia:
see treatments for X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Research for X-linked sideroblastic anemia:
see research for X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Main name of condition: X-linked sideroblastic anemia
Other names or spellings for X-linked sideroblastic anemia:XLSA, ASB, ANH1, Hypochromic anaemia, anemia, hereditary sideroblastic, anemia, sex-linked hypochromic sideroblastic, congenital sideroblastic anemia, erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthetase deficiency, hereditary iron-loading anemia, hypochromic anemia, X chromosome-linked sideroblastic anemia, X-linked pyridoxine-responsive sideroblastic anemia, Heriditory sideroblastic anemia, Heriditary iron-overloading anemia
ANH1, ASB, Hypochromic anemia, XLSA
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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