Spherocytosis, Hereditary
"Spherocytosis, Hereditary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.
| Descriptor ID |
D013103
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.141.150.785 C16.320.070.785
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Spherocytosis, Hereditary".
- Diseases [C]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Anemia [C15.378.071]
- Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
- Spherocytosis, Hereditary [C15.378.071.141.150.785]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
- Spherocytosis, Hereditary [C16.320.070.785]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Spherocytosis, Hereditary".
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spherocytosis, Hereditary" by people in Profiles.
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Institutional experience with laparoscopic partial splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Aug; 45(8):1682-6.
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Bile sludge that mimics hydatid cyst membranes: a potential pitfall for ultrasound. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010 Jun; 19(2):126.
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Association of red cell spherocytosis with deletion of the short arm of chromosome 8. Blood. 1987 Jan; 69(1):156-9.