Term Name: | hereditary pyropoikilocytosis |
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Synonyms: | HPP |
Definition: | A hemolytic anemia characterized by microspherocytosis, poikilocytosis, and an unusual thermal sensitivity of red cells that has_material_basis_in mutation in the alpha-spectrin or the beta-spectrin gene. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0061026] ( DOID:0061026 ) |