Alternate Name(s): Hereditary spherocytosis; Spherocytosis ...... Congenital spherocytic anemia is a disorder of the red blood cell membrane that leads to sphere-shaped red blood cells, and chronic hemolytic anemia (premature breakdown of red blood cells).
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Spherocytosis is a hereditary disorder of the red blood cells (RBCs), which may be associated with a mild anemia. Typically, the affected RBCs are small, spherically shaped, and lack the light centers seen in normal, round RBCs.
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Spherocytosis is an auto-hemolytic anemia (a disease of the blood) characterized by the production of red blood cells (RBCs), or erythrocytes , that are sphere-shaped, rather than bi-concave disk s...
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Hereditary spherocytosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetically-transmitted (autosomal dominant) form of spherocytosis, an auto-hemolytic anemia characterized by the production of red blood cells that are sphere-shaped ra...
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Overview: Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a familial hemolytic disorder with marked heterogeneity of clinical features, ranging from an asymptomatic condition to fulminant hemolytic anemia. The morphologic hallmark of HS is the microspherocyte, which is caused by loss ... ... More on Spherocytosis, Hereditary...
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What are the signs and symptoms of hereditary spherocytosis? Symptoms of hereditary spherocytosis vary depending on the severity of the disease. Many people with hereditary spherocytosis have a normal hemoglobin level.
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Hereditary spherocytosis (chronic familial icterus; congenital hemolytic jaundice; familial spherocytosis; spherocytic anemia) is an autosomal dominant disease with variable gene penetrance. It is characterized by hemolysis of spheroidal RBCs and anemia.
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Hereditary spherocytosis; Spherocytosi ... Having a family history of spherocytosis increases the risk for this disorder. ... Red blood cells, spherocytosis...
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Spherocytosis is an inherited disorder of the red blood cells. It is the most common (1 in 2,000 of Northern European ancestry) disorder of the red cell membrane, the bag which contains the hemoglobin molecules that carry oxygen through the blood stream.
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