THE investigations of Castle and co-workers 1–6 over the past quarter century strongly support the thesis that pernicious anemia is the result of a gastric defect manifested by an inadequate ...

THE daily dietary requirement for folic acid is unknown, as is the minimal dose of folic acid that will induce hematologic response in a patient with folic acid deficiency. However, it has recently ...

MEGALOBLASTIC anæmias, as their name indicates, are characterized by enlargement of the red cell precursors. This enlargement affects both nucleus and cytoplasm. Some other types of cell are enlarged ...

October 24, 2011 — In nonstraightforward bone marrow analysis, the presence of 30% or more CD34+ megakaryocytes is a strong indicator of megaloblastic anemia or a myeloid neoplasm, according to a ...

In normochromic anemia, which is a type of blood disorder, red blood cells have typical concentrations of hemoglobin and are typical in color. It may result from underlying conditions, and treatment ...

Anemia is a common condition in kids, affecting almost 5% of children aged 2–11 years in the U.S. Anemia occurs when a child doesn’t have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin (a type of protein that ...