Variant type of congenital stomatocytosis.

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.33.103

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Variant type of congenital stomatocytosis.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Feb 1994

Morita H, Wada H, Tsujinoue H, Kurioka T, Ueno Y, Shichikawa K, Amano H, Higo I, Kanzaki A, Yawata Y

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A 52-year-old female with congenital stomatocytosis showed hemolytic anemia, an increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), reticulocytosis and an increased osmotic fragility. Lipid and protein content of membranes, the activities of membrane-ass...

Topics

Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Erythrocyte Indices
Erythrocyte Membrane
Erythrocytes, Abnormal
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Osmotic Fragility
Phenotype
Potassium
Sodium

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