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Descriptor English: Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
Descriptor Spanish: Eliptocitosis Hereditaria
Descriptor eliptocitosis hereditaria
Entry term(s) ovalocitosis hereditaria
Scope note: Defecto intrínseco de los eritrocitos que se hereda como rasgo autosómico dominante. El eritrocito presenta forma oval o elíptica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Eliptocitose Hereditária
Descriptor French: Elliptocytose héréditaire
Entry term(s): Elliptocytoses, Hereditary
Hereditary Elliptocytoses
Hereditary Elliptocytosis
Hereditary Ovalocytoses
Hereditary Ovalocytosis
Ovalocytoses, Hereditary
Ovalocytosis, Hereditary
Tree number(s): C15.378.071.141.150.365
C16.320.070.365
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004612
Scope note: An intrinsic defect of erythrocytes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The erythrocytes assume an oval or elliptical shape.
Annotation: a congen hemolytic anemia; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
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
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(64)
Related: Anemia, Sideroblastic MeSH
DeCS ID: 4685
Unique ID: D004612
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Elliptocytosis, Hereditary - Preferred
Concept UI M0007240
Scope note An intrinsic defect of erythrocytes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The erythrocytes assume an oval or elliptical shape.
Preferred term Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
Entry term(s) Elliptocytoses, Hereditary
Hereditary Elliptocytoses
Hereditary Elliptocytosis
Hereditary Ovalocytoses
Hereditary Ovalocytosis
Ovalocytoses, Hereditary
Ovalocytosis, Hereditary



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