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Hereditary elliptocytosis

Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) is a rare clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder of the red cell membrane characterized by manifestations ranging from mild to severe transfusion-dependent hemolytic anemia but with the majority of patients being asymptomatic.

Microcytic anemia

A kind of anemia in which the volume of the red blood cells is reduced.

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PMID (PMCID)
7082825	FEMALE	Adult
	Increased heat sensitivity of red blood cells in hereditary elliptocytosis with acquired cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency.
	Schoomaker EB, Butler WM, Diehl LF. Blood. 1982;59(6):1213-9.
	Structural membrane proteins were studied from erythrocytes (RBC) of a patient with a nonhemolytic form of hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) who developed a microcytic anemia with fragmented RBC while cobalamin (B12) deficient.