In aplastic anemia (AA), pancytopenia develops as a result of what?
A)Suppression of erythropoietin to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes
B)Suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
C)Lack of DNA to form sufficient quantities of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
D)Lack of stem cells to form sufficient quantities of leukocytes

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AA is a critical condition characterized by pancytopenia, which is a reduction or absence of all three blood cell types, resulting from the failure or suppression of bone marrow to produce adequate amounts of blood cells. It is not related to lack of DNA.

In Aplastic Anemia (AA), Pancytopenia Develops as a Result of What