Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia: An inherited blood disorder where a metabolic defect causes defects in the red blood cells membranes which leads to their characteristic spherical shape (normal cells are doughnut shaped) and premature destruction. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia is available below.
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Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia, or a subtype of Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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