hereditary spherocytosis


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hereditary spherocytosis

[hə′red·ə‚ter·ē ‚sfer·ō‚sī′tō·səs]
(medicine)
A chronic congenital disorder of the erythrocytopoietic system characterized by a preponderance of spherical erythrocytes, increased osmotic fragility, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly.
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Chasis, "Hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis: aberrant protein sorting during erythroblast enucleation," Blood, vol.
Vercellati et al., "Clinical and hematologic features of 300 patients affected by hereditary spherocytosis grouped according to the type of the membrane protein defect," Haematologica, vol.
Hereditary Xerocytosis due to Mutations in PIEZO1 Gene Associated with Heterozygous Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency and Beta-Thalassemia Trait in Two Unrelated Families
Parvovirus infection in a family associated with aplastic crisis in an affected sibling pair with hereditary spherocytosis. J clin pathol.
Hereditary spherocytosis unmasked by human parvovirus B19 induced aplastic crisis in a family
Indications for surgery Indication n ITP 13 HS 12 SCD 3 CHA 2 Malignancy 2 Trauma 1 HS = hereditary spherocytosis; ITP = idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura; CHA = congenital haemolytic anaemia; SCD = sickle cell disease.
Paediatric splenectomy: The Johannesburg experience
Frequent de novo moncallelic expression of R-spectrin gene (SPTB) in children with hereditary spherocytosis and isolated spectrin deficiency.
Kalitsal sferositoz/Hereditary spherocytosis
Splenectomy may help eliminate the main site of red-blood-cell destruction, as previously reported in patients with hereditary spherocytosis.
E-beta thalassemia with extramedulary hematopoiesis: a case report
The results are conflicting regarding the degree of hemolysis, when hereditary spherocytosis and heterozygous [beta] thalassemia coexist.
Interaction between hereditary spherocytosis and the beta-thalassemia trait: a case report / Kalitsal sferositoz ve beta-talasemi tasiyiciligi arasindaki etkilesim: olgu sunumu
Currently common indications for splenectomise in children are hereditary spherocytosis, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura intractable to medication [5] and others like Thalassemia with splenomegaly and metabolic disorders.
A histopathological review of splenectomies in hematological disorders in paediatric age
Human serum "parvovirus": a specific cause of aplastic crisis in children with hereditary spherocytosis. J Pediatr
Parvovirus-B19 and hematologic disorders / Parvovirus B-19 ve hematolojik hastaliklar
Serological screening was repeated before vaccination in leukemic patients and during the last visit of patients with thalassemia major and hereditary spherocytosis.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus in multitransfused patients from a pediatric hematology clinic/Cocuk hematoloji kliniginde cok sayida transfuzyon alan hastalarda hepatit ve insan immun yetersizlik virus sikligi
Hereditary spherocytosis RBC spectrin RBC ankyrin Hereditary elliptocytosis RBC spectrin Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis RBC spectrin Hemolytic anemia - Glucose- G-6-PD 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Hereditary nonspherocytic PDH hemolytic anemia - Pyruvate kinase deficiency Porphyrias Various genes encoding enzymes of the heme biosynthesis pathway
Pioneering advances in molecular hematology
In reviewing a slide from a patient with hereditary spherocytosis, participants were advised to go over our policy regarding elevated MCHC results.
Development of a peripheral smear differential review
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