Hemoglobin C trait accentuates erythrocyte dehydration in hereditary xerocytosis
Yang E, Voelkel EB, Lezon‐Geyda K, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG. Hemoglobin C trait accentuates erythrocyte dehydration in hereditary xerocytosis. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2017, 64 PMID: 28121068, PMCID: PMC5858911, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalErythrocyte IndicesErythrocytesHemoglobin C DiseaseHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMutationConceptsMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationElevated mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationHemoglobin C traitErythrocyte dehydrationC traitHereditary xerocytosisCorpuscular hemoglobin concentrationAcute hemolysisHbC traitHemoglobin concentrationEvidence of dehydrationOsmotic gradient ektacytometryPatientsPIEZO1 mutationsEktacytometryGenetic studies