aplastic anemia
Noun
Meaning
anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
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But last year, Nick was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare blood disease that has kept him off the field indefinitely.
Aplastic anemia may also be caused by exposure to high doses of radiation, certain toxins, or viruses.
While the condition is rare, each year, between 600 and 900 people in the United States are diagnosed with aplastic anemia, according to the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.
"In the group that was not treated with the gene therapy, the majority of the animals die from aplastic anemia, and they also die much sooner."
It is a completely new strategy against aplastic anemia.