congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia

congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia
any of a heterogeneous group of inherited anemias characterized by shortened red blood cell survival, lack of spherocytosis, and normal osmotic fragility associated with erythrocyte membrane defects, multiple intracellular enzyme deficiencies or other defects, or unstable hemoglobins. The most common enzyme defects are in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or pyruvate kinase.

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