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Red blood cell membrane disorders.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 1999
Tse W T, Lux S E
Abstract excerpt
The recent discovery of the specific molecular defects in many patients with hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis/pyropoikilocytosis partially clarifies the molecular pathology of these diseases. HE and HPP are caused by defects in the horizontal interactions that hold the membrane skeleton together, particularly the critical spectrin self-association reaction. Single gene defects cause red...
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