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Fanconi's anaemia

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Fanconi's anaemia is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterised by:

  • bone marrow failure
  • developmental abnormalities
  • cancer susceptibility

The disease is usually fatal with an life expectancy of 16 years.

There is a defect in a novel DNA repair pathway.


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