Aplastic anemia is a bone marrow failure disorder defined by pancytopenia in the peripheral blood and hypoplastic or absent bone marrow. It results from reduced or absent production of blood cells of the myeloid lineage (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) while lymphocyte production is unaffected. Tests used to establish the diagnosis include a complete blood count showing low red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet counts, and a bone marrow biopsy demonstrating hypoplasia or fibrosis with a lack of hematopoietic precursors. Modern diagnosis also involves flow cytometry of the blood and bone marrow showing a near absence of CD34 hematopoietic stem cells.