<prompt> All the following cause microcytic hypochromic anemia , exceptLead poisoningThalassemiaIron deficiencyFanconis anemia  <response>: Ref Harrison 19 th ed pg 644-665 Fanconis anemia is a congenital disorder responsible for a form of aplastic anemia. It is a cause of normocytic normochromic anemia . It is a hypoproliferative anemia with a normocytic normochromic picture and a low reticulocyte count. 