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• n  anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure

• aplastic anaemia

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• Robot aids teen's 1,800-mile ceremonial first pitch before Yankees-A's game: video
  The little leaguer, who suffers from severe aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder, threw the pitch from Kansas City, Mo., near his home, and it came to earth in Oakland, Calif., prior to the Yankees-A’s game at O.co Coliseum.
  June 13, 2013 - The Patriot-News
• Sick A’s fan uses robot to throw out first pitch
  From one heartwarming story in Oakland to another. Nick LeGrande is an A’s fan who lives in Kansas City. He has a rare blood disorder called severe aplastic anemia, and it prevents him from going to games. But he nonetheless threw out the first pitch at last night’s Yankees-A’s game. How? Via robot: It was all…
  June 13, 2013 - NBC Sports: HardballTalk
• Young Baseball Fan Throws First MLB Telerobotic PItch
  Google Fiber enables a young baseball fan’s dreams. Last night, the first-ever telerobotic pitch was thrown at a major league baseball game. The game was in Oakland, but the pitch was thrown 1,800 miles away in Kansas City. And the pitcher was a 13-year-old boy named Nick LeGrande , who is suffering from a dangerous blood disorder called severe aplastic anemia. LeGrande had been in Little League ...
  June 13, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine