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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Hereditary elliptocytosis
  1. Hereditary elliptocytosis 
    ... other blood conditions such as hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary ovalocytosis . ... Most people with hereditary elliptocytosis have no problems. They often do not know they have the condition.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000563.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hereditary ovalocytosis 
    ... instead of round. It is a form of hereditary elliptocytosis . ... Elsevier; 2018:chap 45. Merguerian MD, Gallagher PG. Hereditary elliptocytosis, hereditary pyropoikilocytosis, and related disorders. In: Kliegman RM, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000566.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Blood smear 
    ... an oval shape may be a sign of hereditary elliptocytosis or hereditary ovalocytosis . These are conditions in which ... Elsevier; 2020:chap 124. Merguerian MD, Gallagher PG. Hereditary ... pyropoikilocytosis, and related disorders. In: Kliegman RM, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003665.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Blood Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/blooddisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Genetic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Genes are the building blocks of heredity. They are passed from parent to child. They hold DNA, the instructions for making proteins. Proteins do most of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticdisorders.html - Health Topics
  6. Spleen removal 
    ... purpura (ITP), hereditary spherocytosis , thalassemia, hemolytic anemia , and hereditary elliptocytosis . These are all rare conditions. Hypersplenism (overactive spleen). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002944.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Red blood cells - elliptocytosis (image) 
    Elliptocytosis is a hereditary disorder of the red blood cells (RBCs). In this condition, the RBCs assume an elliptical shape, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1219.htm - Medical Encyclopedia