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congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II

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A congenital dyserythropoietic anemia characterized by mild to severe anemia, bi- and multinucleated erythroblasts in bone marrow, jaundice and splenomegaly and may lead to liver iron overload and gallstones that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound he

A congenital dyserythropoietic anemia characterized by mild to severe anemia, bi- and multinucleated erythroblasts in bone marrow, jaundice and splenomegaly and may lead to liver iron overload and gallstones that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SEC23B gene on chromosome 20p11.23.

Signs and symptoms

  • Reticulocytosis
  • Endopolyploidy on chromosome studies of bone marrow
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Anemia of inadequate production
  • Jaundice
  • Splenomegaly
  • Reduced level of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II

Also known as: CDA II; CDA type 2; CDA type II; CDAN2; Congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type 2