So far, mutations in 19 RP genes (RPS19, RPS24, RPS17, RPL35A, RPL5, RPL11, RPS7, RPS10, RPS26, RPL26, RPL15, RPL31, RPS29, RPS28, RPL27, RPS27, RPS15A, RPL35, RPL18) have been identified in DBA patients, including deletions, missense, nonsense and splice mutations4–17. Here, RPS19 is linked to Diamond-Blackfan anemia.