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Aplastic anemia

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Johns Hopkins Medicine | Aplastic Anemia

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Aplastic anemia - an Osmosis Preview

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Melissa battles severe aplastic anemia

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Living with Aplastic Anemia

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Aplastic Anemia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments and More

Aplastic anemia is an autoimmune disease in which the body fails to produce blood cells in sufficient numbers. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anaemia causes a deficiency of all blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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