Rare Diseases

Many rare or uncommon diseases have iron overload or anemia as a consequence of the disease itself or the treatment (blood transfusion or iron infusion). In the formation, breakdown or function of blood cells, proteins and enzymes anemia can be mild and easily managed or severe and life-threatening.

We encourage you to learn more about these more rare diseases through the organizations established specifically to address the disease or the National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD).

Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Sideroblastic Anemia
Hypoplastic Anemias
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
von Willebrand Disease
Hemophilia
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Red Cell Enzymopathies: Glucose-6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) or
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD)
Atransferrinemia or hypotransferrinemia
Aceruloplasminemia or hypoceruloplasminia
CDAII: (congenital dyserythropoietic anemia) Also called:HEMPAS (Hereditary Erythroblastic Multi-nuclearity with Positive Acidified Serum lysis test)