Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
"Elliptocytosis, Hereditary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intrinsic defect of erythrocytes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The erythrocytes assume an oval or elliptical shape.
| Descriptor ID |
D004612
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.141.150.365 C16.320.070.365
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| Concept/Terms |
Elliptocytosis, Hereditary- Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
- Elliptocytoses, Hereditary
- Hereditary Elliptocytoses
- Hereditary Elliptocytosis
- Ovalocytosis, Hereditary
- Hereditary Ovalocytoses
- Hereditary Ovalocytosis
- Ovalocytoses, Hereditary
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Elliptocytosis, Hereditary".
- Diseases [C]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Anemia [C15.378.071]
- Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
- Elliptocytosis, Hereditary [C15.378.071.141.150.365]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
- Elliptocytosis, Hereditary [C16.320.070.365]
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elliptocytosis, Hereditary" by people in Profiles.
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Alport syndrome, mental retardation, midface hypoplasia, and elliptocytosis: a new X linked contiguous gene deletion syndrome? J Med Genet. 1998 Apr; 35(4):273-8.
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FACL4, a new gene encoding long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4, is deleted in a family with Alport syndrome, elliptocytosis, and mental retardation. Genomics. 1998 Feb 01; 47(3):350-8.