Table 2. Some causes of secondary... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Some causes of secondary hemochromatosis.

Hereditary disorders
1. Thalassemia^3,⁴
2. Pyruvate kinase deficiency^5,⁶
3. Dyserythropoietic anemia^7– ¹¹
4. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency¹²
5. Hereditary spherocytosis^13,¹⁴
6. Sideroblastic anemia (ALA-S deficiency)
Acquired disorders
1. Sideroblastic and other dyserythropoietic anemias¹⁵
2. Any anemia, except for that due to blood loss, in which multiple transfusions are required.