The most common cause of anemia is not having enough iron. Your body needs iron to make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives the red color to blood. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
| Gene Name | Chromosome number |
|---|---|
| EPO | 7 |
| BPGM | 7 |
| FTH1 | 11 |
| STX2 | 12 |
| FTL | 19 |
| HAMP | 19 |