Analysis of fibroblasts from patients with Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA). DBA is a rare inherited red cell hypoplasia characterized by a defect in the maturation of erythroid progenitors. Results provide insight into the involvement of non-hematopoietic tissues in DBA pathogenesis.
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[HG-U133A_2] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A 2.0 Array
Citation:
Avondo F, Roncaglia P, Crescenzio N, Krmac H et al. Fibroblasts from patients with Diamond-Blackfan anaemia show abnormal expression of genes involved in protein synthesis, amino acid metabolism and cancer. BMC Genomics 2009 Sep 18;10:442. PMID: 19765279