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HEMPAS. Hereditary erythroblastic multinuclearity with positive acidified serum lysis test.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 8 Oct 1999
Fukuda M N
Abstract excerpt
Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II or HEMPAS (hereditary erythroblastic multinuclearity with positive acidified serum lysis test) is a genetic anemia in humans caused by a glycosylation deficiency. Erythrocyte membrane glycoproteins, such as band 3 and band 4.5, which are normally glycosylated with polylactosamines lack these carbohydrates in HEMPAS. Polylactosamines accumulate as glycolipids in HEMPAS...
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