Table 1.

Clinical features of inherited marrow failure syndromes. Common features of the inherited marrow failure syndromes are summarized. This list is not meant to be exhaustive and the association of any congenital anomalies together with marrow failure warrants consideration of an inherited syndrome.

Fanconi anemiaDyskeratosis congenitaShwachman-Diamond syndromeCongenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopeniaDiamond-Blackfan anemia
Clinical Features 
Growth  
Skin   
Facial features    
Ocular    
Ear/hearing     
Cleft palate or receding chin     
Dental   
Leukoplakia     
Hair loss, premature greying     
Nail dystrophy     
Pulmonary     
Cardiac  
GI   
Liver   
GU   
Endocrinopathies   
Hypogonadism    
Skeletal   
Thumb/radial    
Osteopenia  
Neurology 
Immunology    
Associated Malignancies 
Leukemia (usually AML) 
Lymphoma     
Squamous cell carcinomas: 
    Head and neck    
    GI tract    
    Female genital tract    
Adenocarcinomas: 
    GI tract/anorectal    
    Lung     
    Skin     
Liver    
Brain     
Wilm’s     
Osteosarcoma     
Soft Tissue Sarcomas     
Fanconi anemiaDyskeratosis congenitaShwachman-Diamond syndromeCongenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopeniaDiamond-Blackfan anemia
Clinical Features 
Growth  
Skin   
Facial features    
Ocular    
Ear/hearing     
Cleft palate or receding chin     
Dental   
Leukoplakia     
Hair loss, premature greying     
Nail dystrophy     
Pulmonary     
Cardiac  
GI   
Liver   
GU   
Endocrinopathies   
Hypogonadism    
Skeletal   
Thumb/radial    
Osteopenia  
Neurology 
Immunology    
Associated Malignancies 
Leukemia (usually AML) 
Lymphoma     
Squamous cell carcinomas: 
    Head and neck    
    GI tract    
    Female genital tract    
Adenocarcinomas: 
    GI tract/anorectal    
    Lung     
    Skin     
Liver    
Brain     
Wilm’s     
Osteosarcoma     
Soft Tissue Sarcomas     
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