Accumulation of iron in erythroblasts of patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria

We have studied the iron metabolism in nine patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and three patients with sideroblastic anaemia (SA). All, except one EPP patient were iron deficient. The SA patients had a secondary haemochromatosis. The bone marrow aspirates of patients with SA and also...

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Published in:	European journal of clinical investigation Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 130
Main Authors:	Rademakers, L H, Koningsberger, J C, Sorber, C W, Baart de la Faille, H, Van Hattum, J, Marx, J J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-02-1993
Subjects:	Adult Bone Marrow - chemistry Bone Marrow - metabolism Bone Marrow - pathology Erythroblasts - chemistry Erythroblasts - metabolism Erythroblasts - ultrastructure Female Humans Iron - blood Iron - metabolism Male Microscopy, Electron Middle Aged Porphyria, Hepatoerythropoietic - blood
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