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Descriptor English: Spherocytosis, Hereditary
Descriptor Spanish: Esferocitosis Hereditaria
Descriptor esferocitosis hereditaria
Scope note: Grupo de anemias hemolíticas congénitas familiares que se caracterizan por la presencia de eritrocitos con numerosas formas anómalas, generalmente esferoidales. Los eritrocitos presentan incremento de la fragilidad osmótica y son anormalmente permeables a los iones sodio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esferocitose Hereditária
Descriptor French: Sphérocytose héréditaire
Entry term(s): Hereditary Spherocytoses
Spherocytoses, Hereditary
Tree number(s): C15.378.050.141.150.785
C16.320.070.785
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013103
Scope note: A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Anemia, Sideroblastic MeSH
Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte MeSH
DeCS ID: 13487
Unique ID: D013103
NLM Classification: WH 170
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Spherocytosis, Hereditary - Preferred
Concept UI M0020294
Scope note A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.
Preferred term Spherocytosis, Hereditary
Entry term(s) Hereditary Spherocytoses
Spherocytoses, Hereditary



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