Severe hypochromic microcytic anemia caused by a congenital defect of the iron transport pathway in erythroid cells

We report a patient, a product of a consanguineous union, with liver hemosiderosis and severe congenital hypochromic microcytic anemia due to defective erythroid iron use. Iron is an essential element indispensable for the synthesis and the function of hemoglobin (Hb) and for normal red blood cell