There's an amazing variation of symptoms among people diagnosed with aplastic anemia, but Lisa has given the technical specs for a diagnosis of SAA or VSAA. I agree with her that with only your red cells affected, ATG seems like overkill.
Given that the HLA type DR-15 is also associated with anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency, I wonder if you have had your B12 and folic acid levels tested?
Regards,
Ruth Cuadra
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Diagnosed AA 10/96, MDS/RA 6/98, MUD/BMT 10/6/98
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