title: Cytogenetic studies in sideroblastic anemia.
abstract: Cytogenetic studies were performed on bone marrow aspirates from seven patients with acquired sideroblastic anemia. In one male patient a 45,X cell line was present in each of three bone marrow aspirates. The remaining six patients had a normal chromosome complement. The abnormal stem line in the bone marrow may be unrelated to the hematologic disorder or may indicate a neoplastic process still latent. The cytogenetic literature on sideroblastic anemia is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000756:Anemia, Sideroblastic / Q000235:genetics*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002875:Chromosomes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged