Megaloblastic Anemia with Homocystinuria Type Cble: Atypical Presentation in a Pediatric Patient with High Transfusion Requirement and Autoimmune Phenomena

Pediatric Blood & CancerVolume 71, Issue 4 e30867 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Megaloblastic anemia with homocystinuria type cblE: Atypical presentation in a pediatric patient with high transfusion requirement and autoimmune phenomena Estefania Rossetti, Corresponding Author Estefania Rossetti [email protected] Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina Correspondence Estefania Rossetti, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881 (C 1245 AAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCarolina Pepe, Carolina Pepe Molecular Biology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorSilvia Eandi Eberle, Silvia Eandi Eberle Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorVeronica Bindi, Veronica Bindi orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-199X Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Biochemistry Laboratory, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorDiego Fernandez, Diego Fernandez Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorLeandro Nieto, Leandro Nieto Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorMaria Magdalena Gonzalez, Maria Magdalena Gonzalez Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorVanesa Avalos, Vanesa Avalos Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this author Estefania Rossetti, Corresponding Author Estefania Rossetti [email protected] Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina Correspondence Estefania Rossetti, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881 (C 1245 AAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCarolina Pepe, Carolina Pepe Molecular Biology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorSilvia Eandi Eberle, Silvia Eandi Eberle Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorVeronica Bindi, Veronica Bindi orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-199X Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Biochemistry Laboratory, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorDiego Fernandez, Diego Fernandez Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorLeandro Nieto, Leandro Nieto Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorMaria Magdalena Gonzalez, Maria Magdalena Gonzalez Inborn Errors of Metabolism Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorVanesa Avalos, Vanesa Avalos Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. 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