Data below provide laboratory evidence of which pathological condition?
Red cell morphology - hypochromia, microcytosis
Serum iron - increased
TIBC - normal
Percent saturation - increased
Serum ferritin - increased

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Sideroblastic anemia is a disorder in which the body has adequate stores of iron but is unable to incorporate this iron into protoporphyrin to form hemoglobin.Red cells poorly develop, resulting in a hypochromic, microcytic appearance under microscopic examination.Because of the inability to utilize iron properly, serum iron levels, percent saturation, and ferritin levels will be increased, and TIBC levels will be normal.

Data Below Provide Laboratory Evidence of Which Pathological Condition