RPS19 and Diamond-Blackfan anemia: Mutations causing DBA have been found so far in six RP genes, encoding both small and large subunit components: RPS19 (in 25% of cases), RPS24 (2%), RPS17 (one case), RPL35A (2%), RPL5 (9%) and RPL11 (6.5%), overall accounting for about 50% of cases [6-10].