Diamond-Blackfan Anemia 17

A number sign (#) is used with this entry because of evidence that Diamond-Blackfan anemia-17 (DBA17) is caused by heterozygous mutation in the RPS27 gene (603702) on chromosome 1q21. One such patient has been reported.

For a general phenotypic description and discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Diamond-Blackfan anemia, see DBA1 (105650).

Clinical Features

Wang et al. (2015) studied a 4-year-old Japanese girl (patient 42) who was diagnosed with Diamond-Blackfan anemia at 2 months of age. She had no other abnormalities except for skin pigmentation, and she responded to steroid treatment. There was no family history of anemia.

Molecular Genetics

In 48 Japanese patients with DBA in whom screening for mutations or large deletions in 8 of the known DBA-associated genes was negative, Wang et al. (2015) performed whole-exome sequencing and identified heterozygosity for a 1-bp deletion in the RPS27 gene (603702.0001) in an affected 4-year-old girl (patient 42).