Haematologic disorder characterised by elliptically shaped red blood cells (elliptocytosis) with variable breakup of red cells (haemolysis) and varying degrees of anaemia. Inherited as a dominant trait. Due to mutation (change) in one of the genes encoding proteins of the red cell membrane skeleton. In 1956 Newton Morton brilliantly showed that the...
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(e-lip″to-si-to´sis) any of several hereditary disorders in which most of the erythrocytes are elliptocytes; it is characterized by increased erythrocyte destruction and anemia.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lip′tō-sī-tō′sis Definitions: 1. A hematologic disorder in which 50-90% of the red blood cells consist of rod forms and elliptocytes; often associated with a hemolytic anemia. There are several autosomal dominant forms [MIM*130500, MIM*130600, and MIM*179650], with one form linked to the R...
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Elliptocytosis: Hematologic disorder characterized by elliptically shaped red blood cells (elliptocytosis) with variable breakup of red cells (hemolysis) and varying degrees of anemia. Inherited as a dominant trait. Due to mutation (change) in one of the genes encoding proteins of the red cell membrane skeleton. In 1956 Newton Morton brilliantly sh...
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