Fanconi Anaemia is a rare disorder found in children that involves the blood and bone marrow. The symptoms include severe aplastic anemia , hypoplasia of the bone marrow, and patchy discoloration of the skin. This is an autosomal recessive condition, affected children usually develop severe aplastic anemia by age 8 to 9 years.
Treatment usually consists of bone marrow transplant.
Fanconi Anaemia is not a cancer, though recent research has shown an association between Fanconi Anaemia and leukaemia. Pancytopenia deficiency of all types of blood cells. The site includes public and private databases, reference sequences and related links. For an introduction to blood see Medical Terminology for Cancer .