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1. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › diseasesHereditary Spherocytosis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes ...

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   May 19, 2022 · Hereditary spherocytosis is an inherited blood disorder that causes hemolytic anemia. This anemia happens when your red blood cells break down faster than normal.

2. www.webmd.com › what-is-hereditary-spherocytosisHereditary Spherocytosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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   Feb 14, 2024 · Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic disorder in which the red blood cells (RBCs) are fragile and burst easily. These disc-shaped cells, which have a lifespan of 120 days, contain hemoglobin...

3. rarediseases.info.nih.gov › diseases › 6639Hereditary spherocytosis | About the Disease | GARD

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   Hereditary spherocytosis is caused by genetic mutations, also known as pathogenic variants. Genetic mutations can be hereditary, when parents pass them down to their children, or they may occur randomly when cells are dividing.

4. www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles › hereditaryHereditary spherocytosis: Symptoms, treatment, and more

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   Mar 6, 2023 · Hereditary or congenital spherocytosis is an inherited condition where the red blood cells are spherical instead of the usual disk shape. It can lead to jaundice, hemolytic anemia, and an...

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK539797Hereditary Spherocytosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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   Jul 4, 2023 · Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most prevalent cause of hemolytic anemia due to an abnormal red cell membrane and classifies as a type of congenital hemolytic anemia. Oskar Minkowsky first described it in the early 1900s.[1]

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6. www.merckmanuals.com › professional › hematology-andHereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis

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   Hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis are congenital red blood cell (RBC) membrane disorders that can cause a mild hemolytic anemia. Symptoms, generally milder in hereditary elliptocytosis, include variable degrees of anemia, jaundice, and splenomegaly.

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   What is inherited spherocytosis?

   • Hereditary spherocytosis is an inherited blood disorder that causes hemolytic anemia. This anemia happens when your red blood cells break down faster than normal.

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   What is familial spherocytosis?

   • (See also Overview of Hemolytic Anemia.) Hereditary spherocytosis (chronic familial icterus; congenital hemolytic jaundice; familial spherocytosis; spherocytic anemia) is an autosomal dominant disease with variable gene penetrance due to mutations in spectrin, ankyrin, band 3, or protein 4.2.

   Hereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis

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   What is autosomal recessive spherocytosis?

   • This is autosomal recessive manner. In this case, parents are carriers but usually don’t have hereditary spherocytosis signs or symptoms. When people who are carriers have children, each child has a different chance of developing hereditary spherocytosis.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hereditary_spherocytosisHereditary spherocytosis - Wikipedia

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   Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a congenital hemolytic disorder wherein a genetic mutation coding for a structural membrane protein phenotype causes the red blood cells to be sphere-shaped (spherocytosis), rather than the normal biconcave disk shape.