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Hemoglobin C trait accentuates erythrocyte dehydration in hereditary xerocytosis.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Aug 2017
Yang Elizabeth, Voelkel Erin B, Lezon-Geyda Kimberly, Schulz Vincent P, Gallagher Patrick G
Abstract excerpt
A 17-year-old male presented with acute hemolysis with stomatocytosis, elevated mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and osmotic gradient ektacytometry consistent with marked erythrocyte dehydration. Erythrocytes from both parents also demonstrated evidence of dehydration with elevated MCHC and abnormal ektacytometry, but neither to the degree of the patient. Genetic studies revealed the patient had...
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