2014
Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus
Bogardus H, Schulz VP, Maksimova Y, Miller BA, Li P, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus. Haematologica 2014, 99: e168-e170. PMID: 24895341, PMCID: PMC4562552, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.110312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred
Houston BL, Zelinski T, Israels SJ, Coghlan G, Chodirker BN, Gallagher PG, Houston DS, Zarychanski R. Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2011, 47: 226-231. PMID: 21944700, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal hemoglobin levelsLarge CanadianProgressive iron loadingRed cell hemolysisCausative genetic mutationsHemoglobin levelsIndirect hyperbilirubinemiaAffected family membersClinical hallmarkHereditary xerocytosisMorphologic evaluationHemolytic processChromosome 16qTarget cellsOsmotic fragilityPhenotypic findingsGenetic mutationsDisease phenotypeCell hemolysisIron loadingFamily membersMode of inheritanceHemolysisHeterogeneous conditionCholelithiasis