hereditary elliptocytosis

hereditary elliptocytosis
any of a number of hereditary disorders in which 30 to 100 per cent of the erythrocytes are elliptocytes. In many patients there are no symptoms, but others show varying degrees of erythrocyte destruction and hemolytic anemia. Both autosomal dominant and recessive varieties are known. Called also Dresbach syndrome and elliptocytic anemia.

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