It's usually caused by a gene mutation. Your bone marrow makes red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Normally, your body controls how many of each kind of these blood cells are made.

There are four components - or parts - of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Blood carries things you need, like oxygen and glucose, and waste products ...

This may result in a lack of red blood cells (anemia), white blood cells (leukopenia), and platelets (thrombocytopenia). Myelosuppression may occur when the stem cells in the bone marrow are ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...