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GPI Mount Scopus--a variant of glucosephosphate isomerase deficiency.
Annals of hematology - 1 Oct 1993
Shalev O, Shalev R S, Forman L, Beutler E
Abstract excerpt
Glucosephosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency is an unusual cause of hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. The disease, inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder, is most often manifested by symptoms and signs of chronic hemolysis, ameliorated by splenectomy. We recently diagnosed GPI deficiency in a 23-year-old Ashkenazi Jewish man who displayed the typical clinical course of this disorder. The...
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