Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion