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Genotype-phenotype correlations in hereditary elliptocytosis and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Oct 2016
Niss Omar, Chonat Satheesh, Dagaonkar Neha, Almansoori Marya O, Kerr Karol, Rogers Zora R, McGann Patrick T, Quarmyne Maa-Ohui, Risinger Mary, Zhang Kejian, Kalfa Theodosia A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) are heterogeneous red blood cell (RBC) membrane disorders that result from mutations in the genes encoding α-spectrin (SPTA1), β-spectrin (SPTB), or protein 4.1R (EPB41). The resulting defects alter the horizontal cytoskeletal associations and affect RBC membrane stability and deformability causing shortened RBC survival. The clinical...
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