Monarch Disease Ontology entry MONDO_0008788 (IRIDA syndrome) can be described as follows. IRIDA (Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive iron metabolism disorder characterized by iron deficiency anemia (hypochromic, microcytic) that is often unresponsive to oral iron intake and partially responsive to parenteral iron treatment. Also known as: iron-refractory iron deficiency anaemia, iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia.