Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome
A group of rare conditions linked to genes such as DNAJC21, MYSM1 and SRP72, and to combined ADH5 and ALDH2 deficiency (AMED syndrome), causing low blood counts, sometimes with developmental or other features.
What a diagnosis changes
A diagnosis informs the choice of related stem cell donors and transplant preparation, and supports monitoring for myelodysplastic syndrome and leukaemia.
Includes 8 related subtypes ↓Hide subtypes ↑
- AMED syndrome, digenic
- autosomal dominant aplasia and myelodysplasia
- bone marrow failure syndrome 3
- bone marrow failure syndrome 4
- bone marrow failure syndrome 5
- bone marrow failure syndrome 6
- pancytopenia-developmental delay syndrome
- Ziegler-Huang syndrome
