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A nemia of chronic disease is a hypoproliferative anemia that develops in response to systemic illness or inflammation. It was first described in the 1930s and was more fully characterized by Cartwright and Wintrobe in the 1950s. A variety of clinical conditions can lead to anemia of chronic disease, including infection, cancer and autoimmune conditions.
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