A patient with anemia undergoes a bone marrow biopsy, which shows ring sideroblasts. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A Iron deficiency anemia
B Anemia of chronic disease
C Sideroblastic anemia
D Pernicious anemia
Ring sideroblasts are characteristic of sideroblastic anemia, a disorder where there is a defect in the utilization of iron for hemoglobin synthesis, leading to the accumulation of iron in the mitochondria of erythroblasts.
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