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Effects of SPTA1 Gene Variants on the Hematological Phenotype of Mexican Patients with Hereditary Spherocytosis.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2022
Herrera-Tirado Isis Mariela, Espinoza-Mata Laura Lucia, Rizo-delaTorre Lourdes Del Carmen, Becerra-Solano Luis Eduardo, Ibarra-Cortés Bertha, Perea-Díaz Francisco Javier
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Introduction: Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a common hereditary hemolytic anemia characterized by chronic hemolysis, increased indirect serum bilirubin, the presence of reticulocytes and spherocytes in blood smears, and great heterogeneity at the clinical, biochemical, and molecular levels. The molecular pathology of HS includes genetic variants at five genes: ANK1, EPB42, SLC4A1, SPTA1, and SPTB. Alpha...
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