Diamond Blackfan Anemia Audrey Age. Diamond-Blackfan anemia can be caused by mutations in one of many genes including the RPL5 RPL11 RPL35A RPS10 RPS17 RPS19 RPS24 and RPS26 genes. The anemia was named for Dr.
Diamond-Blackfan anemia can be caused by mutations in one of many genes including the RPL5 RPL11 RPL35A RPS10 RPS17 RPS19 RPS24 and RPS26 genes. Doctors diagnosed Audrey Nethery at the age of just 2-months old with Diamond Blackfan Anemia DBA. Since her diagnosis she has undergone 20 blood transfusions due to her bodys inability to create new red blood cells.
The severe anemia caused by the disorder can be life-threatening.
These and other genes associated with Diamond-Blackfan anemia provide instructions for making ribosomal proteins which are components of cellular structures called ribosomesRibosomes process the cells genetic instructions. Audrey Nethery was born on the 20th of October 2008 in Kentucky US. Meet Audrey Nethery a spunky 6-year-old from Louisville Kentucky. The severe anemia caused by the disorder can be life-threatening.
