Sideroblastic anemia HP:0100791 Hypersideremic anemia Sideroblastic anemia results from a defect in the incorporation of iron into the heme molecule. A sideroblast is an erythroblast that has stainable deposits of iron in cytoplasm (this can be demonstrated by Prussian blue staining). Hypersideremic anaemia Sideroblastic anaemia HP:0001924 Sideroblastic anemia may be either congenital or acquired. In sideroblastic anemia, the hematocrit tends to be around 20 to 30 percent, and the mean corpuscular volume is normal or low. SNOMEDCT_US:41841004 UMLS:C0002896 Anemia of inadequate production