Acanthocytosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acanthocytosis, or a subtype of Acanthocytosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Acanthocytosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Causes of Acanthocytosis: see causes of Acanthocytosis
Symptoms of Acanthocytosis: see symptoms of Acanthocytosis
Treatments for Acanthocytosis:
see treatments for Acanthocytosis
Main name of condition: Acanthocytosis
Other names or spellings for Acanthocytosis:spur cells
Acanthocytes, Spur cells
Source - Diseases Database
Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, Low-density beta lipoprotein deficiency, Microsomaltriglyceride transfer protein deficiency, Abetalipoproteinemia, ABL
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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