Hereditary elliptocytosis discovered during work-up for infective endocarditis: About a case
<p>Hereditary elliptocytosis is a group of red blood cell membrane disorders that are characterized by elliptical-shaped erythrocytes and shortened red blood cell survival [1]. It is due to protein abnormalities involving the horizontal skeletal network of the red cell membrane, including the...
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Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews - Peertechz Publications,
2022-05-05.
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| Summary: | <p>Hereditary elliptocytosis is a group of red blood cell membrane disorders that are characterized by elliptical-shaped erythrocytes and shortened red blood cell survival [1]. It is due to protein abnormalities involving the horizontal skeletal network of the red cell membrane, including the spectrin dimer-dimer interaction or the spectrin-actin-protein 4.1 junction complex [2].</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/ahcrr.000038 |