A 5-month-old infant with hypochromic anemia and iron overload secondary to ferrochelatase (heme synthetase) deficiency is described. Decreased activity of iron-containing enzymes in the absence of any other proven cause is suggested as the main cause of the associated growth retardation.

Topics:
anemia, erythropoietic protoporphyria, growth delay, ferrochelatase, enzymes, growth retardation, hypochromic anemia, hypokinesia, iron, iron overload
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1979
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