Anemia: A reduction in the number of circulating ERYTHROCYTES or in the quantity of HEMOGLOBIN.Anemia, Hemolytic: A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES).Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune: Acquired hemolytic anemia due to the presence of AUTOANTIBODIES which agglutinate or lyse the patient's own RED BLOOD CELLS.Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital: Hemolytic anemia due to various intrinsic defects of the erythrocyte.Hemolysis: The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity.Anemia, Aplastic: A form of anemia in which the bone marrow fails to produce adequate numbers of peripheral blood elements.Hemolytic Agents: Substances that are toxic to blood in general, including the clotting mechanism; hematotoxins may refer to the hematopoietic system.Fanconi Anemia: Congenital disorder affecting all bone marrow elements, resulting in ANEMIA; LEUKOPENIA; and THROMBOPENIA, and associated with cardiac, renal, and limb malformations as well as dermal pigmentary changes. Spontaneous CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE is a feature of this disease along with predisposition to LEUKEMIA. There are at least 7 complementation groups in Fanconi anemia: FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCD1, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, and FANCL. (from Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=227650, August 20, 2004)Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic: Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no abnormal hemoglobin or spherocytosis and in which there is a defect of glycolysis in the erythrocyte. Common causes include deficiencies in GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; and GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE.Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: A syndrome that is associated with microvascular diseases of the KIDNEY, such as RENAL CORTICAL NECROSIS. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC); THROMBOCYTOPENIA; and ACUTE RENAL FAILURE.Anemia, Hypochromic: Anemia characterized by a decrease in the ratio of the weight of hemoglobin to the volume of the erythrocyte, i.e., the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration is less than normal. The individual cells contain less hemoglobin than they could have under optimal conditions. Hypochromic anemia may be caused by iron deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss. It can also be caused by infections or other diseases, therapeutic drugs, lead poisoning, and other conditions. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Miale, Laboratory Medicine: Hematology, 6th ed, p393)Anemia, Macrocytic: Anemia characterized by larger than normal erythrocytes, increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and increased mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH).Anemia, Pernicious: A megaloblastic anemia occurring in children but more commonly in later life, characterized by histamine-fast achlorhydria, in which the laboratory and clinical manifestations are based on malabsorption of vitamin B 12 due to a failure of the gastric mucosa to secrete adequate and potent intrinsic factor. (Dorland, 27th ed)Anemia, Sickle Cell: A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.Hemolysin Proteins: Proteins from BACTERIA and FUNGI that are soluble enough to be secreted to target ERYTHROCYTES and insert into the membrane to form beta-barrel pores. Biosynthesis may be regulated by HEMOLYSIN FACTORS.Hemoglobins: The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.Anemia, Sideroblastic: Anemia characterized by the presence of erythroblasts containing excessive deposits of iron in the marrow.Erythrocytes: Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN.Coombs Test: A test to detect non-agglutinating ANTIBODIES against ERYTHROCYTES by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibodies that can bind to red blood cells.Anemia, Megaloblastic: A disorder characterized by the presence of ANEMIA, abnormally large red blood cells (megalocytes or macrocytes), and MEGALOBLASTS.Infectious Anemia Virus, Equine: A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus equine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, EQUINE), causing acute and chronic infection in horses. It is transmitted mechanically by biting flies, mosquitoes, and midges, and iatrogenically through unsterilized equipment. Chronic infection often consists of acute episodes with remissions.Anemia, Refractory: A severe sometimes chronic anemia, usually macrocytic in type, that does not respond to ordinary antianemic therapy.Complement Hemolytic Activity Assay: A screening assay for circulating COMPLEMENT PROTEINS. Diluted SERUM samples are added to antibody-coated ERYTHROCYTES and the percentage of cell lysis is measured. The values are expressed by the so called CH50, in HEMOLYTIC COMPLEMENT units per milliliter, which is the dilution of serum required to lyse 50 percent of the erythrocytes in the assay.Erythropoietin: Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.Hemolytic Plaque Technique: A method to identify and enumerate cells that are synthesizing ANTIBODIES against ANTIGENS or HAPTENS conjugated to sheep RED BLOOD CELLS. The sheep red blood cells surrounding cells secreting antibody are lysed by added COMPLEMENT producing a clear zone of HEMOLYSIS. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 3rd ed)Equine Infectious Anemia: Viral disease of horses caused by the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV; INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS, EQUINE). It is characterized by intermittent fever, weakness, and anemia. Chronic infection consists of acute episodes with remissions.Erythroblastosis, Fetal: A condition characterized by the abnormal presence of ERYTHROBLASTS in the circulation of the FETUS or NEWBORNS. It is a disorder due to BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY, such as the maternal alloimmunization by fetal antigen RH FACTORS leading to HEMOLYSIS of ERYTHROCYTES, hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC), general edema (HYDROPS FETALIS), and SEVERE JAUNDICE IN NEWBORN.Phenylhydrazines: Diazo derivatives of aniline, used as a reagent for sugars, ketones, and aldehydes. (Dorland, 28th ed)Chicken anemia virus: The type species of GYROVIRUS, a small, non-enveloped DNA virus originally isolated from contaminated vaccines in Japan. It causes chicken infectious anemia and may possibly play a key role in hemorrhagic anemia syndrome, anemia dermatitis, and blue wing disease.Spherocytosis, Hereditary: A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital: A familial disorder characterized by ANEMIA with multinuclear ERYTHROBLASTS, karyorrhexis, asynchrony of nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation, and various nuclear abnormalities of bone marrow erythrocyte precursors (ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS). Type II is the most common of the 3 types; it is often referred to as HEMPAS, based on the Hereditary Erythroblast Multinuclearity with Positive Acidified Serum test.Iron: A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.Heinz Bodies: Abnormal intracellular inclusions, composed of denatured hemoglobin, found on the membrane of red blood cells. They are seen in thalassemias, enzymopathies, hemoglobinopathies, and after splenectomy.Erythrocyte Count: The number of RED BLOOD CELLS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan: A rare congenital hypoplastic anemia that usually presents early in infancy. The disease is characterized by a moderate to severe macrocytic anemia, occasional neutropenia or thrombocytosis, a normocellular bone marrow with erythroid hypoplasia, and an increased risk of developing leukemia. (Curr Opin Hematol 2000 Mar;7(2):85-94)Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins: A diverse group of proteins whose genetic MUTATIONS have been associated with the chromosomal instability syndrome FANCONI ANEMIA. Many of these proteins play important roles in protecting CELLS against OXIDATIVE STRESS.Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic: The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a blood disease (HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES) which involves BLOOD CELLS or COAGULATION FACTORS. The hematologic disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.Reticulocyte Count: The number of RETICULOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. The values are expressed as a percentage of the ERYTHROCYTE COUNT or in the form of an index ("corrected reticulocyte index"), which attempts to account for the number of circulating erythrocytes.Hematocrit: The volume of packed RED BLOOD CELLS in a blood specimen. The volume is measured by centrifugation in a tube with graduated markings, or with automated blood cell counters. It is an indicator of erythrocyte status in disease. For example, ANEMIA shows a low value; POLYCYTHEMIA, a high value.Erythrocyte Aging: The senescence of RED BLOOD CELLS. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the mature erythrocyte is incapable of self-repair, reproduction, and carrying out certain functions performed by other cells. This limits the average life span of an erythrocyte to 120 days.Osmotic Fragility: RED BLOOD CELL sensitivity to change in OSMOTIC PRESSURE. When exposed to a hypotonic concentration of sodium in a solution, red cells take in more water, swell until the capacity of the cell membrane is exceeded, and burst.Erythropoiesis: The production of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES). In humans, erythrocytes are produced by the YOLK SAC in the first trimester; by the liver in the second trimester; by the BONE MARROW in the third trimester and after birth. In normal individuals, the erythrocyte count in the peripheral blood remains relatively constant implying a balance between the rate of erythrocyte production and rate of destruction.Erythrocytes, Abnormal: Oxygen-carrying RED BLOOD CELLS in mammalian blood that are abnormal in structure or function.Anemia, Neonatal: The mildest form of erythroblastosis fetalis in which anemia is the chief manifestation.Blood Transfusion: The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A disease-producing enzyme deficiency subject to many variants, some of which cause a deficiency of GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE activity in erythrocytes, leading to hemolytic anemia.Hematinics: Agents which improve the quality of the blood, increasing the hemoglobin level and the number of erythrocytes. They are used in the treatment of anemias.Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts: Chronic refractory anemia with granulocytopenia, and/or thrombocytopenia. Myeloblasts and progranulocytes constitute 5 to 40 percent of the nucleated marrow cells.Erythrocyte Indices: ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration, usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BLOOD hemoglobin concentration; and HEMATOCRIT. The indices include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).Erythrocyte Membrane: The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein that regulates the activities of CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE and GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE. It is found predominately in the CYTOPLASM, but moves to the CELL NUCLEUS in response to FANCE PROTEIN.Rh-Hr Blood-Group System: Erythrocyte isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) blood group system, the most complex of all human blood groups. The major antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of erythroblastosis fetalis.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein that undergoes mono-ubiquitination by FANCL PROTEIN in response to DNA DAMAGE. Also, in response to IONIZING RADIATION it can undergo PHOSPHORYLATION by ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein. Modified FANCD2 interacts with BRCA2 PROTEIN in a stable complex with CHROMATIN, and it is involved in DNA REPAIR by homologous RECOMBINATION.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group A Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein that is the most commonly mutated protein in FANCONI ANEMIA. It undergoes PHOSPHORYLATION by PROTEIN KINASE B and forms a complex with FANCC PROTEIN in the CELL NUCLEUS.Hemoglobinometry: Measurement of hemoglobin concentration in blood.Complement System Proteins: Serum glycoproteins participating in the host defense mechanism of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION that creates the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Included are glycoproteins in the various pathways of complement activation (CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; and LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAY).Streptolysins: Exotoxins produced by certain strains of streptococci, particularly those of group A (STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES), that cause HEMOLYSIS.Ferritins: Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.Pallor: A clinical manifestation consisting of an unnatural paleness of the skin.Erythrocyte Transfusion: The transfer of erythrocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.Complement Factor H: An important soluble regulator of the alternative pathway of complement activation (COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE). It is a 139-kDa glycoprotein expressed by the liver and secreted into the blood. It binds to COMPLEMENT C3B and makes iC3b (inactivated complement 3b) susceptible to cleavage by COMPLEMENT FACTOR I. Complement factor H also inhibits the association of C3b with COMPLEMENT FACTOR B to form the C3bB proenzyme, and promotes the dissociation of Bb from the C3bBb complex (COMPLEMENT C3 CONVERTASE, ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY).Shiga Toxin: A toxin produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE. It is the prototype of class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS.Blood Group Incompatibility: An antigenic mismatch between donor and recipient blood. Antibodies present in the recipient's serum may be directed against antigens in the donor product. Such a mismatch may result in a transfusion reaction in which, for example, donor blood is hemolyzed. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984).Hemoglobins, Abnormal: Hemoglobins characterized by structural alterations within the molecule. The alteration can be either absence, addition or substitution of one or more amino acids in the globin part of the molecule at selected positions in the polypeptide chains.Splenectomy: Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides: Small cationic peptides that are an important component, in most species, of early innate and induced defenses against invading microbes. In animals they are found on mucosal surfaces, within phagocytic granules, and on the surface of the body. They are also found in insects and plants. Among others, this group includes the DEFENSINS, protegrins, tachyplesins, and thionins. They displace DIVALENT CATIONS from phosphate groups of MEMBRANE LIPIDS leading to disruption of the membrane.Splenomegaly: Enlargement of the spleen.Cytotoxins: Substances that are toxic to cells; they may be involved in immunity or may be contained in venoms. These are distinguished from CYTOSTATIC AGENTS in degree of effect. Some of them are used as CYTOTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS. The mechanism of action of many of these are as ALKYLATING AGENTS or MITOSIS MODULATORS.Thrombotic Microangiopathies: Diseases that result in THROMBOSIS in MICROVASCULATURE. The two most prominent diseases are PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; and HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME. Multiple etiological factors include VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL damage due to SHIGA TOXIN; FACTOR H deficiency; and aberrant VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR formation.Molecular Sequence Data: Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal: A condition characterized by the recurrence of HEMOGLOBINURIA caused by intravascular HEMOLYSIS. In cases occurring upon cold exposure (paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria), usually after infections, there is a circulating antibody which is also a cold hemolysin. In cases occurring during or after sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), the clonal hematopoietic stem cells exhibit a global deficiency of cell membrane proteins.Reticulocytes: Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of their CELL NUCLEUS. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature. RIBOSOMES are last to disappear. Certain staining techniques cause components of the ribosomes to precipitate into characteristic "reticulum" (not the same as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM), hence the name reticulocytes.Complement Activation: The sequential activation of serum COMPLEMENT PROTEINS to create the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Factors initiating complement activation include ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES, microbial ANTIGENS, or cell surface POLYSACCHARIDES.Rh Isoimmunization: The process by which fetal Rh+ erythrocytes enter the circulation of an Rh- mother, causing her to produce IMMUNOGLOBULIN G antibodies, which can cross the placenta and destroy the erythrocytes of Rh+ fetuses. Rh isoimmunization can also be caused by BLOOD TRANSFUSION with mismatched blood.Bacterial Toxins: Toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group G Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein that undergoes PHOSPHORYLATION by CDC2 PROTEIN KINASE during MITOSIS. It forms a complex with other FANCONI ANEMIA PROTEINS and helps protect CELLS from DNA DAMAGE by genotoxic agents.Thrombocytopenia: A subnormal level of BLOOD PLATELETS.Horses: Large, hoofed mammals of the family EQUIDAE. Horses are active day and night with most of the day spent seeking and consuming food. Feeding peaks occur in the early morning and late afternoon, and there are several daily periods of rest.Plasma Exchange: Removal of plasma and replacement with various fluids, e.g., fresh frozen plasma, plasma protein fractions (PPF), albumin preparations, dextran solutions, saline. Used in treatment of autoimmune diseases, immune complex diseases, diseases of excess plasma factors, and other conditions.Thalassemia: A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia.Sheep: Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.Sea Cucumbers: A class of Echinodermata characterized by long, slender bodies.Chromium Isotopes: Stable chromium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element chromium, but differ in atomic weight. Cr-50, 53, and 54 are stable chromium isotopes.beta-Thalassemia: A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent.Bone Marrow: The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells.MethemoglobinPyruvate Kinase: ATP:pyruvate 2-O-phosphotransferase. A phosphotransferase that catalyzes reversibly the phosphorylation of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate in the presence of ATP. It has four isozymes (L, R, M1, and M2). Deficiency of the enzyme results in hemolytic anemia. EC 2.7.1.40.Spherocytes: Small, abnormal spherical red blood cells with more than the normal amount of hemoglobin.Iron, Dietary: Iron or iron compounds used in foods or as food. Dietary iron is important in oxygen transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and cytochrome oxidase. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.Escherichia coli Infections: Infections with bacteria of the species ESCHERICHIA COLI.Hemoglobinopathies: A group of inherited disorders characterized by structural alterations within the hemoglobin molecule.Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine: In utero transfusion of BLOOD into the FETUS for the treatment of FETAL DISEASES, such as fetal erythroblastosis (ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL).Mutation: Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.Amino Acid Sequence: The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION.Escherichia coli O157: A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. A strain from this serogroup, serotype H7, which produces SHIGA TOXINS, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods by E. coli O157 from bovine origin.Blood Cell Count: The number of LEUKOCYTES and ERYTHROCYTES per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD. A complete blood count (CBC) also includes measurement of the HEMOGLOBIN; HEMATOCRIT; and ERYTHROCYTE INDICES.Iron Compounds: Organic and inorganic compounds that contain iron as an integral part of the molecule.Hepcidins: Forms of hepcidin, a cationic amphipathic peptide synthesized in the liver as a prepropeptide which is first processed into prohepcidin and then into the biologically active hepcidin forms, including in human the 20-, 22-, and 25-amino acid residue peptide forms. Hepcidin acts as a homeostatic regulators of iron metabolism and also possesses antimicrobial activity.Favism: Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes.Autoantibodies: Antibodies that react with self-antigens (AUTOANTIGENS) of the organism that produced them.Treatment Outcome: Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.Primaquine: An aminoquinoline that is given by mouth to produce a radical cure and prevent relapse of vivax and ovale malarias following treatment with a blood schizontocide. It has also been used to prevent transmission of falciparum malaria by those returning to areas where there is a potential for re-introduction of malaria. Adverse effects include anemias and GI disturbances. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopeia, 30th ed, p404)Fetal Hemoglobin: The major component of hemoglobin in the fetus. This HEMOGLOBIN has two alpha and two gamma polypeptide subunits in comparison to normal adult hemoglobin, which has two alpha and two beta polypeptide subunits. Fetal hemoglobin concentrations can be elevated (usually above 0.5%) in children and adults affected by LEUKEMIA and several types of ANEMIA.Hemoglobinuria: The presence of free HEMOGLOBIN in the URINE, indicating hemolysis of ERYTHROCYTES within the vascular system. After saturating the hemoglobin-binding proteins (HAPTOGLOBINS), free hemoglobin begins to appear in the urine.Recombinant Proteins: Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology.Complement C3: A glycoprotein that is central in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C3 can be cleaved into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, spontaneously at low level or by C3 CONVERTASE at high level. The smaller fragment C3a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of local inflammatory process. The larger fragment C3b binds with C3 convertase to form C5 convertase.Spectrin: A high molecular weight (220-250 kDa) water-soluble protein which can be extracted from erythrocyte ghosts in low ionic strength buffers. The protein contains no lipids or carbohydrates, is the predominant species of peripheral erythrocyte membrane proteins, and exists as a fibrous coating on the inner, cytoplasmic surface of the membrane.alpha-Thalassemia: A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death, depending on the number of genes deleted.Glucosephosphate DehydrogenasePrevalence: The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.Erythroblasts: Immature, nucleated ERYTHROCYTES occupying the stage of ERYTHROPOIESIS that follows formation of ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS and precedes formation of RETICULOCYTES. The normal series is called normoblasts. Cells called MEGALOBLASTS are a pathologic series of erythroblasts.Infant, Newborn: An infant during the first month after birth.Pregnancy: The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.Hemoglobin, Sickle: An abnormal hemoglobin resulting from the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta chain of the globin moiety. The heterozygous state results in sickle cell trait, the homozygous in sickle cell anemia.Shiga Toxin 2: A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and SHIGA TOXIN 1.Hematologic Diseases: Disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues.Complement Factor I: A plasma serine proteinase that cleaves the alpha-chains of C3b and C4b in the presence of the cofactors COMPLEMENT FACTOR H and C4-binding protein, respectively. It is a 66-kDa glycoprotein that converts C3b to inactivated C3b (iC3b) followed by the release of two fragments, C3c (150-kDa) and C3dg (41-kDa). It was formerly called KAF, C3bINF, or enzyme 3b inactivator.Vitamin B 12 Deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 12 in the diet, characterized by megaloblastic anemia. Since vitamin B 12 is not present in plants, humans have obtained their supply from animal products, from multivitamin supplements in the form of pills, and as additives to food preparations. A wide variety of neuropsychiatric abnormalities is also seen in vitamin B 12 deficiency and appears to be due to an undefined defect involving myelin synthesis. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p848)Complement C5: C5 plays a central role in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C5 is cleaved by C5 CONVERTASE into COMPLEMENT C5A and COMPLEMENT C5B. The smaller fragment C5a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of inflammatory process. The major fragment C5b binds to the membrane initiating the spontaneous assembly of the late complement components, C5-C9, into the MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.Malaria: A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia.Spleen: An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.Reticulocytosis: An increase in circulating RETICULOCYTES, which is among the simplest and most reliable signs of accelerated ERYTHROCYTE production. Reticulocytosis occurs during active BLOOD regeneration (stimulation of red bone marrow) and in certain types of ANEMIA, particularly CONGENITAL HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA.Shiga Toxin 1: A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It is closely related to SHIGA TOXIN produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE.Base Sequence: The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.Escherichia coli: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Complement Pathway, Alternative: Complement activation initiated by the interaction of microbial ANTIGENS with COMPLEMENT C3B. When COMPLEMENT FACTOR B binds to the membrane-bound C3b, COMPLEMENT FACTOR D cleaves it to form alternative C3 CONVERTASE (C3BBB) which, stabilized by COMPLEMENT FACTOR P, is able to cleave multiple COMPLEMENT C3 to form alternative C5 CONVERTASE (C3BBB3B) leading to cleavage of COMPLEMENT C5 and the assembly of COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.Isavirus: A genus in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE containing one species: Infectious salmon anemia virus.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.Pancytopenia: Deficiency of all three cell elements of the blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets.Rabbits: The species Oryctolagus cuniculus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Rabbits are born in burrows, furless, and with eyes and ears closed. In contrast with HARES, rabbits have 22 chromosome pairs.Iron Overload: An excessive accumulation of iron in the body due to a greater than normal absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract or from parenteral injection. This may arise from idiopathic hemochromatosis, excessive iron intake, chronic alcoholism, certain types of refractory anemia, or transfusional hemosiderosis. (From Churchill's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 1989)Blood Grouping and Crossmatching: Testing erythrocytes to determine presence or absence of blood-group antigens, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of antibodies to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to transfusion.Dapsone: A sulfone active against a wide range of bacteria but mainly employed for its actions against MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. Its mechanism of action is probably similar to that of the SULFONAMIDES which involves inhibition of folic acid synthesis in susceptible organisms. It is also used with PYRIMETHAMINE in the treatment of malaria. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p157-8)Retrospective Studies: Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.Mitomycin: An antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus. It is one of the bi- or tri-functional ALKYLATING AGENTS causing cross-linking of DNA and inhibition of DNA synthesis.Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli: Strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI with the ability to produce at least one or more of at least two antigenically distinct, usually bacteriophage-mediated cytotoxins: SHIGA TOXIN 1 and SHIGA TOXIN 2. These bacteria can cause severe disease in humans including bloody DIARRHEA and HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group F Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein. It is an essential component of a nuclear core complex that protects the GENOME against CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY. It interacts directly with FANCG PROTEIN and helps stabilize a complex with FANCA PROTEIN and FANCC PROTEIN.Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure: Suppression of erythropoiesis with little or no abnormality of leukocyte or platelet production.Bacterial Proteins: Proteins found in any species of bacterium.Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group E Protein: A Fanconi anemia complementation group protein that interacts with FANCC PROTEIN and FANCD2 PROTEIN. It promotes the accumulation of FANCC protein in the CELL NUCLEUS.Complement C4: A glycoprotein that is important in the activation of CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY. C4 is cleaved by the activated COMPLEMENT C1S into COMPLEMENT C4A and COMPLEMENT C4B.Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic: Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms, in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms.Virulence: The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenic capacity of an organism is determined by its VIRULENCE FACTORS.Hemolysin Factors: Plasmids controlling the synthesis of hemolysin by bacteria.Isoantibodies: Antibodies from an individual that react with ISOANTIGENS of another individual of the same species.Parvovirus B19, Human: The type species of ERYTHROVIRUS and the etiological agent of ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM, a disease most commonly seen in school-age children.Folic Acid Deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)Kidney Failure, Chronic: The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.Parvoviridae Infections: Virus infections caused by the PARVOVIRIDAE.Erythrocyte Deformability: Ability of ERYTHROCYTES to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature.Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood: Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of fetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria.Homozygote: An individual in which both alleles at a given locus are identical.Immunoglobulin G: The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B.Elliptocytosis, Hereditary: An intrinsic defect of erythrocytes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The erythrocytes assume an oval or elliptical shape.Vitamin B 12: A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in soil and water. Higher plants do not concentrate vitamin B 12 from the soil and so are a poor source of the substance as compared with animal tissues. INTRINSIC FACTOR is important for the assimilation of vitamin B 12.Chronic Disease: Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)Bilirubin: A bile pigment that is a degradation product of HEME.Methyldopa: An alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that has both central and peripheral nervous system effects. Its primary clinical use is as an antihypertensive agent.Complement C3b Inactivator Proteins: Endogenous proteins that inhibit or inactivate COMPLEMENT C3B. They include COMPLEMENT FACTOR H and COMPLEMENT FACTOR I (C3b/C4b inactivator). They cleave or promote the cleavage of C3b into inactive fragments, and thus are important in the down-regulation of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION and its cytolytic sequence.Fish Venoms: Venoms produced by FISHES, including SHARKS and sting rays, usually delivered by spines. They contain various substances, including very labile toxins that affect the HEART specifically and all MUSCLES generally.Trihexosylceramides: Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a trisaccharide (galactose-galactose-glucose) moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in ceramide trihexosidase, is the cause of angiokeratoma corporis diffusum (FABRY DISEASE).Haptoglobins: Plasma glycoproteins that form a stable complex with hemoglobin to aid the recycling of heme iron. They are encoded in man by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 16.Hydrops Fetalis: Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in two or more fetal compartments, such as SKIN; PLEURA; PERICARDIUM; PLACENTA; PERITONEUM; AMNIOTIC FLUID. General fetal EDEMA may be of non-immunologic origin, or of immunologic origin as in the case of ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETALIS.Pedigree: The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.Blood Group Antigens: Sets of cell surface antigens located on BLOOD CELLS. They are usually membrane GLYCOPROTEINS or GLYCOLIPIDS that are antigenically distinguished by their carbohydrate moieties.Blood Proteins: Proteins that are present in blood serum, including SERUM ALBUMIN; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and many other types of proteins.Immunosuppressive Agents: Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging.Hemagglutination: The aggregation of ERYTHROCYTES by AGGLUTININS, including antibodies, lectins, and viral proteins (HEMAGGLUTINATION, VIRAL).Melitten: Basic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It contains 26 amino acids, has cytolytic properties, causes contracture of muscle, releases histamine, and disrupts surface tension, probably due to lysis of cell and mitochondrial membranes.Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte: A major integral transmembrane protein of the ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE. It is the anion exchanger responsible for electroneutral transporting in CHLORIDE IONS in exchange of BICARBONATE IONS allowing CO2 uptake and transport from tissues to lungs by the red blood cells. Genetic mutations that result in a loss of the protein function have been associated with type 4 HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS.Antilymphocyte Serum: Serum containing GAMMA-GLOBULINS which are antibodies for lymphocyte ANTIGENS. It is used both as a test for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY and therapeutically in TRANSPLANTATION.Cucumaria: A genus of large SEA CUCUMBERS possessing the primitive radial configuration of podia in all five ambulacral areas.Phenotype: The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.Parasitemia: The presence of parasites (especially malarial parasites) in the blood. (Dorland, 27th ed)Ferrous Compounds: Inorganic or organic compounds that contain divalent iron.Hematology: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues.Diarrhea: An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.Sickle Cell Trait: The condition of being heterozygous for hemoglobin S.Hookworm Infections: Infection of humans or animals with hookworms other than those caused by the genus Ancylostoma or Necator, for which the specific terms ANCYLOSTOMIASIS and NECATORIASIS are available.Receptors, Transferrin: Membrane glycoproteins found in high concentrations on iron-utilizing cells. They specifically bind iron-bearing transferrin, are endocytosed with its ligand and then returned to the cell surface where transferrin without its iron is released.Toxins, Biological: Specific, characterizable, poisonous chemicals, often PROTEINS, with specific biological properties, including immunogenicity, produced by microbes, higher plants (PLANTS, TOXIC), or ANIMALS.Anti-Bacterial Agents: Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.Renal Dialysis: Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.Streptococcus: A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.Aeromonas: A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish.Fatal Outcome: Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.Hemoglobin C Disease: A disease characterized by compensated hemolysis with a normal hemoglobin level or a mild to moderate anemia. There may be intermittent abdominal discomfort, splenomegaly, and slight jaundice.Phenacetin: A phenylacetamide that was formerly used in ANALGESICS but nephropathy and METHEMOGLOBINEMIA led to its withdrawal from the market. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology,1991, p431)Complement C8: A 150-kDa serum glycoprotein composed of three subunits with each encoded by a different gene (C8A; C8B; and C8G). This heterotrimer contains a disulfide-linked C8alpha-C8gamma heterodimer and a noncovalently associated C8beta chain. C8 is the next component to bind the C5-7 complex forming C5b-8 that binds COMPLEMENT C9 and acts as a catalyst in the polymerization of C9.Malaria, Falciparum: Malaria caused by PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.Methemoglobinemia: The presence of methemoglobin in the blood, resulting in cyanosis. A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. Methemoglobinemia may be due to a defect in the enzyme NADH methemoglobin reductase (an autosomal recessive trait) or to an abnormality in hemoglobin M (an autosomal dominant trait). (Dorland, 27th ed)Severity of Illness Index: Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.Erythrocyte Volume: Volume of circulating ERYTHROCYTES . It is usually measured by RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE.Bone Marrow Transplantation: The transference of BONE MARROW from one human or animal to another for a variety of purposes including HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION or MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION.Cnidarian Venoms: Venoms from jellyfish; CORALS; SEA ANEMONES; etc. They contain hemo-, cardio-, dermo- , and neuro-toxic substances and probably ENZYMES. They include palytoxin, sarcophine, and anthopleurine.Prospective Studies: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.Intrinsic Factor: A glycoprotein secreted by the cells of the GASTRIC GLANDS that is required for the absorption of VITAMIN B 12 (cyanocobalamin). Deficiency of intrinsic factor leads to VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY and ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS.Antigens, CD46: A ubiquitously expressed complement receptor that binds COMPLEMENT C3B and COMPLEMENT C4B and serves as a cofactor for their inactivation. CD46 also interacts with a wide variety of pathogens and mediates immune response.Complement C3b: The larger fragment generated from the cleavage of COMPLEMENT C3 by C3 CONVERTASE. It is a constituent of the ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb), and COMPLEMENT C5 CONVERTASES in both the classical (C4b2a3b) and the alternative (C3bBb3b) pathway. C3b participates in IMMUNE ADHERENCE REACTION and enhances PHAGOCYTOSIS. It can be inactivated (iC3b) or cleaved by various proteases to yield fragments such as COMPLEMENT C3C; COMPLEMENT C3D; C3e; C3f; and C3g.Complement Inactivator Proteins: Serum proteins that negatively regulate the cascade process of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Uncontrolled complement activation and resulting cell lysis is potentially dangerous for the host. The complement system is tightly regulated by inactivators that accelerate the decay of intermediates and certain cell surface receptors.
Stomatocytosis is absent in "stomatin"-deficient murine red blood cells. (1/116)
To examine the relationship between erythrocyte membrane protein 7. 2b deficiency and the hemolytic anemia of human hereditary stomatocytosis, we created 7.2b knock-out mice by standard gene targeting approaches. Immunoblots showed that homozygous knock-out mice completely lacked erythrocyte protein 7.2b. Despite the absence of protein 7.2b, there was no hemolytic anemia and mouse red blood cells (RBCs) were normal in morphology, cell indices, hydration status, monovalent cation content, and ability to translocate lipids. The absence of the phenotype of hereditary stomatocytosis implies that protein 7.2b deficiency plays no direct role in the etiology of this disorder and casts doubt on the previously proposed role of this protein as a mediator of cation transport in RBC. (+info)Familial pseudohyperkalemia maps to the same locus as dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis (hereditary xerocytosis). (2/116)
Familial pseudohyperkalemia is a "leaky red blood cell" condition in which the cells show a temperature-dependent loss of potassium (K) from red blood cells when stored at room temperature, manifesting as apparent hyperkalemia. The red blood cells show a reduced lifespan in vivo but there is no frank hemolysis. Studies of cation content and transport show a marginal increase in permeability at 37 degrees C and a degree of cellular dehydration, qualitatively similar to the changes seen in dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis (hereditary xerocytosis). Physiological studies have shown that the passive leak to K has an abnormal temperature dependence, such that the leak is less sensitive to temperature than that in normal cells. We performed genetic mapping on the original family and found that the condition in this kindred maps to the same locus (16q23-ter) that we have previously identified for an Irish family with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis, which does not show the same temperature effects. (+info)Temperature effects on cation transport in hereditary stomatocytosis and allied disorders. (3/116)
The conditions known as 'hereditary stomatocytosis and allied syndromes' comprise a group of dominantly inherited human haemolytic anaemias characterized by a plasma membrane 'leak' to the univalent cations Na and K, an example of a small but growing group of diseases where pathology can be directly attributed to abnormal membrane transport. A number of case reports in the different variants have alluded to temperature-related phenomena, including loss of K on storage at room temperature (giving 'pseudohyperkalaemia') and lysis of cells when stored in the cold ('cryohydrocytosis'). This review collects together published studies of these temperature effects, which show very major differences in the 'leak' K transport. Two main variations on normal emerge: a 'shallow slope' type, in which the flux shows an abnormally low dependence on temperature in the range 37-20 degrees C, and 'high minimum', in which the minimum in this flux, which occurs in normal cells at 8 degrees C, is shifted up to 23 degrees C. These temperature studies provide a powerful method for phenotypic characterization. (+info)The presence of an RHD pseudogene containing a 37 base pair duplication and a nonsense mutation in africans with the Rh D-negative blood group phenotype. (4/116)
Antigens of the Rh blood group system are encoded by 2 homologous genes, RHD and RHCE, that produce 2 red cell membrane proteins. The D-negative phenotype is considered to result, almost invariably, from homozygosity for a complete deletion of RHD. The basis of all PCR tests for predicting fetal D phenotype from DNA obtained from amniocytes or maternal plasma is detection of the presence of RHD. These tests are used in order to ascertain the risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn. We have identified an RHD pseudogene (RHD psi) in Rh D-negative Africans. RHDpsi contains a 37 base pair (bp) insert in exon 4, which may introduce a stop codon at position 210. The insert is a sequence duplication across the boundary of intron 3 and exon 4. RHDpsi contains another stop codon in exon 6. The frequency of RHDpsi in black South Africans is approximately 0.0714. Of 82 D-negative black Africans, 66% had RHDpsi, 15% had the RHD-CE-D hybrid gene associated with the VS+ V- phenotype, and only 18% completely lacked RHD. RHDpsi is present in about 24% of D-negative African Americans and 17% of D-negative South Africans of mixed race. No RHD transcript could be detected in D-negative individuals with RHDpsi, probably as a result of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Existing PCR-based methods for predicting D phenotype from DNA are not suitable for testing Africans or any population containing a substantial proportion of people with African ethnicity. Consequently, we have developed a new test that detects the 37 bp insert in exon 4 of RHDpsi. (Blood. 2000; 95:12-18) (+info)Enhanced association of mutant triosephosphate isomerase to red cell membranes and to brain microtubules. (5/116)
In a Hungarian family with triosephosphate isomerase (TPI; D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate keto-isomerase, EC 5.3.1.1) deficiency, two germ-line identical, but phenotypically differing compound heterozygote brothers (one of them with neurological disorder) have been identified with the same very low (<5%) TPI activity and 20- or 40-fold higher erythrocyte dihydroxyacetone phosphate levels as compared with normal controls. Our present studies with purified TPI and hemolysates revealed the binding of TPI, and the binding of human wild-type and mutant TPIs in hemolysate, to the red cell membrane, and the interference of binding with other hemolysate proteins. The binding of the mutant TPI is enhanced as compared with the wild-type enzyme. The increased binding is influenced by both the altered structure of the mutant and the changes in the red cell membrane. Compared with binding of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, the isomerase binding is much less sensitive to ionic strength or blocking of the N-terminal tail of the band-3 transmembrane protein. The binding of TPIs to the membrane decreases the isomerase activity, resulting in extremely high dihydroxyacetone phosphate levels in deficient cells. In cell-free brain extract, tubulin copolymerizes with TPI and with other cytosolic proteins forming highly decorated microtubules as shown by immunoblot analysis with anti-TPI antibody and by electron microscopic images. The efficacy order of TPI binding to microtubules is propositus > brother without neurological disorder > normal control. This distinct microcompartmentation of mutant proteins may be relevant in the development of the neurodegenerative process in TPI deficiency and in other, more common neurological diseases. (+info)Survival of donor cells 25 years after intrauterine transfusion. (6/116)
Persistence of donor leukocytes in the circulation of recipients of intrauterine transfusion (IUT) has been observed up to 5 years after birth. The aim of this study was to determine whether transfusions with nonirradiated, nonleukocyte-depleted donor blood during the fetal period resulted in long-term immunomodulation of the recipient. Twenty-four surviving IUT recipients between 1966 and 1976 were tested for autoimmune disease and autoantibodies at follow-up. Ten had sex-mismatched donors and were therefore informative for chimerism studies using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Seven female recipients could be tested for chimerism using a Y- chromosome-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) because they received at least 1 IUT from a male donor. Nine recipients could be studied for cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor (CTLp) and helper T-lymphocyte precursor (HTLp) frequencies because the original donors were available for testing. All surviving IUT recipients were in good health at the time of the examination, and routine laboratory testing revealed no abnormalities. None of the IUT recipients were chimeric as determined by FISH analysis, but Y-chromosome-specific sequences were detected by PCR in 6 of the 7 women. However, the CTLp and HTLp frequencies of the IUT recipients against the donors were comparable to those of the controls. The current study provides evidence that IUT can result in the persistence of donor cells in the recipient for a period longer than 20 years but that it is not associated with immunotolerance or with signs of chronic antigenic stimulation. (Blood. 2000;95:2709-2714) (+info)Stomatin, flotillin-1, and flotillin-2 are major integral proteins of erythrocyte lipid rafts. (7/116)
Lipid rafts are sphingolipid- and cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains that are insoluble in nonionic detergents, have a low buoyant density, and preferentially contain lipid-modified proteins, like glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins. The lipid rafts were isolated from human erythrocytes and major protein components were identified. Apart from the GPI-anchored proteins, the most abundant integral proteins were found to be the distantly related membrane proteins stomatin (band 7.2b), flotillin-1, and flotillin-2. Flotillins, already described as lipid raft components in neurons and caveolae-associated proteins in A498 kidney cells, have not been recognized as red cell components yet. In addition, it was shown that the major cytoskeletal proteins, spectrin, actin, band 4.1, and band 4.2, are partly associated with the lipid rafts. Stomatin and the flotillins are present as independently organized high-order oligomers, suggesting that these complexes act as separate scaffolding components at the cytoplasmic face of erythrocyte lipid rafts. (+info)Post-transcriptional effects of interleukin-3, interferon-gamma, erythropoietin and butyrate on in vitro hemoglobin chain synthesis in congenital hemolytic anemia. (8/116)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Various agents modulate hemoglobin synthesis. In vitro modulation of translation in hemoglobin chain synthesis was analysed in patients with congenital hemolytic anemia (n=32) and healthy controls (n=17). DESIGN AND METHODS: Enriched reticulocytes were co-incubated with (3)H-leucine and cytokines or butyrate. Reversed-phase chromatography enabled separation of alpha-, beta- and gamma-globin chains. Globin chain synthesis was calculated from measured (3)H-leucine incorporation. Transferrin, erythropoietin, interleukin-3 and interferon-gamma receptors were detected by flow cytometry. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) was used to demonstrate changes of RNA stability. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Interleukin-3, interferon-gamma and butyrate caused a significant 2-fold increase (range 1.8-2.4; p<0.01) of the alpha- and beta-chain synthesis in congenital hemolytic anaemias. Analysis of gamma-globin chain synthesis revealed a lower, i.e. 1.4 fold increase (range 1.32 to 1.41; p<0.03). The absolute amount of globin synthesis was calculated to be 2.9 x 10(-12) g/reticulocyte/24h. After incubation with interleukin-3 the absolute additional synthesis of the alpha-globin chain reached 1.31 x 10(-12) g/reticulocyte/24h, of the beta-globin chain, 1.15 x 10(-12) g/reticulocyte/24h and of the gamma-globin chain, 0.26 x 10(-12) g/reticulocyte/24h. Butyrate and interferon-gamma had no or even an inhibiting effect on reticulocytes from normal controls, while interleukin-3 stimulated alpha- and gamma-chain synthesis (1.4 and 2.4 fold, respectively; p<0.03) suggesting an increase of fetal hemoglobin (HbF). Erythropoietin showed no stimulating influence. Membrane associated interleukin-3 receptors were detected in 0.78+/-0.14%, and interferon-gamma receptors in 0.1+/-0.015% of the red cells. Erythropoietin receptors were extremely rare (0.05+/-0.015%). The expression of transferrin receptors (CD71) correlated with the extent of globin chain stimulation. The alpha-, and beta-globin mRNA content of the reticulocytes after interleukin-3 incubation, as measured by RT-PCR, increased. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: Hemoglobin chain synthesis could be modulated post-transcriptionally by interleukin-3, interferon-gamma and butyrate. Transferrin receptor and globin RNA stability might be involved in this phenomenon. (+info)CDAN1 Anemia, dyserythropoietic congenital, type II; 224100; SEC23B Anemia, hemolytic, due to UMPH1 deficiency; 266120; NT5C3 ... SLC40A1 Hemolytic anemia due to adenylate kinase deficiency; 612631; AK1 Hemolytic anemia due to gamma-glutamylcysteine ... GCLC Hemolytic anemia due to glutathione synthetase deficiency; 231900; GSS Hemolytic anemia due to hexokinase deficiency; ... Anemia, hemolytic, Rh-null, regulator type; 268150; RHAG Anemia, hypochromic microcytic; 206100; NRAMP2 Anemia, sideroblastic, ...
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Howell-Jolly bodies are also seen in: amyloidosis, severe hemolytic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, and ... Common causes include asplenia (post-splenectomy) or congenital absence of spleen (Heterotaxy Syndrome with asplenia). Spleens ... and autosplenectomy caused by sickle cell anemia. Other causes are radiation therapy involving the spleen, such as that used to ...
One such condition is hemolytic disease of the newborn (erythroblastosis fetalis). Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia may be ... Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (Gunther disease) is a rare congenital form of porphyria, and may be associated with red or ...
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... if severe hemolytic anemia develops The spread of gastric cancer to splenic tissue When using the splenic artery for kidney ... For long-term treatment of congenital pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency The classical cause of traumatic damage to the spleen is ... Rodak B, Fritsma, G and Doig, K. "Anemia in Children - October 15, 2001 - American Family Physician". Kruetzmann, S; Rosado, MM ... When the spleen bleeds following physical trauma Following spontaneous rupture For long-term treatment of congenital ...
... congenital MeSH C16.320.070.100 --- anemia, hemolytic, congenital nonspherocytic MeSH C16.320.070.150 --- anemia, sickle cell ... anemia, diamond-blackfan MeSH C16.320.077.280 --- fanconi anemia MeSH C16.320.099.037 --- activated protein c resistance MeSH ... congenital MeSH C16.131.621.551 --- klippel-feil syndrome MeSH C16.131.621.585 --- limb deformities, congenital MeSH C16.131. ... congenital MeSH C16.131.621.585.512 --- lower extremity deformities, congenital MeSH C16.131.621.585.600 --- polydactyly MeSH ...
... hemolytic MeSH C15.378.071.141.125 --- anemia, hemolytic, autoimmune MeSH C15.378.071.141.150 --- anemia, hemolytic, congenital ... anemia, hemolytic, congenital nonspherocytic MeSH C15.378.071.141.150.150 --- anemia, sickle cell MeSH C15.378.071.141.150.150. ... anemia, aplastic MeSH C15.378.190.196.080 --- anemia, hypoplastic, congenital MeSH C15.378.190.196.080.090 --- anemia, diamond- ... File "2006 MeSH Trees".) MeSH C15.378.071.085 --- anemia, aplastic MeSH C15.378.071.085.080 --- anemia, hypoplastic, congenital ...
Aplastic anemia Transfusion associated Pseudothrombocytopenia idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Gilbert's Syndrome Congenital ... Familial thrombocytopenia Chemotherapy Babesiosis Dengue Onyalai Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura HELLP syndrome Hemolytic- ... Elevated platelet concentration is thrombocytosis and is either congenital, reactive (to cytokines), or due to unregulated ... acquired or congenital Disorders of aggregation Glanzmann's thrombasthenia Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome Acquired Disorders of ...
Iron deficiency anemia Megaloblastic anemia Vitamin B12 deficiency Pernicious anemia Folate deficiency Hemolytic anemias ( ... Genetic disorders of RBC membrane Hereditary spherocytosis Hereditary elliptocytosis Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia ... Alloimmune hemolytic anemia Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) Rh disease (Rh D) ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn Anti- ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia Idiopathic Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Evans' ...
Gastroenterology Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease Autoimmune hepatitis Hematology Lymphoma Leukemia Hemolytic anemia ... Hydrocortisone (cortisol) is typically used for replacement therapy, e.g. for adrenal insufficiency and congenital adrenal ...
Hemoglobin E disease Hemoglobin SC disease Hemoglobinopathy Hemoglobinuria Hemolytic anemia lethal genital anomalies Hemolytic- ... congenital Hillig syndrome Hing-Torack-Dowston syndrome Hinson-Pepys disease Hip dislocation Hip dysplasia Beukes type Hip ... Hereditary t Hereditary nodular heterotopia Hereditary non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia Hereditary pancreatitis Hereditary ... neuropathy type I Hereditary sensory neuropathy type II Hereditary spastic paraplegia Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia ...
Elevated levels may indicate hemolytic anaemia (excessive breakdown of red blood cells RBC), overburdening of the liver, ... Low urine urobilinogen levels may result from congenital enzymatic jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia syndromes) or from treatment ...
Treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a medical emergency, since the associated hemolytic anemia and ... Hereditary syndromes Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia absent radius syndrome Fanconi anemia Bernard ... Vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency Leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome or aplastic anemia Decreased production of ... Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Hemolytic-uremic syndrome Disseminated intravascular ...
Blau syndrome Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (Majeed syndrome) DIRA ( ... haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis) Factor D deficiency (Neisserial infections) Properdin ... Severe Congenital Neutropenia: due to ELA2 deficiency (with myelodysplasia) Severe Congenital Neutropenia: due to GFI1 ...
Anemia: Central venous hemoglobin , 13 g/dL or capillary hemoglobin , 14.5 g/dL in infant , 34 weeks and 0-28 days old Average ... Neonatal Anemia. Kirsten E. Crowley, MD June 2005. Definitions. ... Chronic hemolytic anemia or hemorrhagic anemia with increased ... Bone marrow aspiration for congenital hypoplastic or aplastic anemia. *TORCH: bone films, IgM levels, serologies, urine for CMV ... Fanconi Anemia Erica Antell -. what is fanconi anemia?. fanconi anemia is one of the inherited anemias that causes bone marrow ...
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital. *Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital. *Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic. *Anemia, ... A disease characterized by compensated hemolysis with a normal hemoglobin level or a mild to moderate anemia. There may be ... Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]. *Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]. *Hemoglobin C Disease [C15.378. ...
The clinical picture is characterized by hemolytic anemia and dramatic bone marrow changes dominated by active erythropoiesis ... BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type III (CDA-III) is a group of very rare disorders ...
... hereditary red cell morphological disorders such as congenital spherocytosis and elliptocytosis, and in certain Mediterranean ... Treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia with anti-CD20 (Rituximab). Br J Haematol2001;114:241-6. ... Haemolytic anaemia in early infancy is often a result of blood group incompatibility, ... A diagnosis of idiopathic autoimmune haemolytic anaemia was made, and the patient started on high dose methylprednisolone (5 mg ...
Hematologic outcomes after total splenectomy and partial splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemia., Brian R Englum, Jennifer ... Splenectomy in Congenital Hemolytic Anemia Consortium, and Shawn D. St Peter ... Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of a liquid formulation of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell anemia., Jeremie H. ...
"Hemolytic Anemia Gene Mutation Detection Reagents" , "Congenital Hemolytic Anemia Gene Mutation Detection Reagents" , "G6PD ... Mutations at this locus have been identified in patients with congenital hemolytic anemia caused by G6PD deficiency. ... Entry Terms : "Anemia Gene Mutation Detection Reagents" , " ...
Video Tag: Congenital Hemolytic Anemia. SAGES Webinar : Preparing for the ABSITE-December 2016. ... congenital hemolytic anemia, constipation, continence, COPD, corticosteroids, Crohns colitis, Crohns disease, CT scan, CXR, ... sideroblastic anemia, sigmoid colectomy, sigmoid colon resection, sigmoid diverticulitis, sigmoidoscopy, skin, small bowel, ... microcytic hypochromic anemia, midline episiotomy, morphine-neostigmine Nardi test, mortality, mucin, mucosa, mucosal ...
Congenital hemolytic anemia (or hereditary hemolytic anemia) refers to hemolytic anemia which is primarily due to congenital ... This group is sometimes called congenital nonspherocytic (hemolytic) anemia, which is a term for a congenital hemolytic anemia ... medconditions.net > Hemolytic Congenital, Nonspherocytic Anemia Definition Retrieved April 15, 2011 Shah A (November 2004). " ... Basically classified by causative mechanism, types of congenital hemolytic anemia include: Genetic conditions of RBC Membrane ...
congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anaemia, hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anaemia, hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic ... Disease Ontology Term: congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. DO ID. DOID:2861 Description. None. Synonyms. ... anemia, HNSHA View DO Annotations for yeast and other model organisms at the Alliance of Genome Resources ...
congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia (DOID:2861) Alliance: disease page Synonyms: hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic ... Human Disease Modeled: congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. Associated Mouse Gene: Gpi1 Allelic Composition. Genetic ... anemia; HNSHA Alt IDs: OMIM:206300, OMIM:206400, OMIM:300908, OMIM:613470, MESH:D000746, ORDO:712, UMLS_CUI:C0002882 ...
A congenital haemolytic anaemia with thermal sensitivity of the erythrocyte membrane. Br J Haematol. 1975;29(4):537-543.. View ... Aberrant splicing contributes to severe α-spectrin-linked congenital hemolytic anemia. Patrick G. Gallagher,1,2,3 Yelena ... Mohandas N. Inherited hemolytic anemia: a possessive beginners guide. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2018;2018(1):377 ... Thus, a third of all mutant SPTA1 alleles associated with severe hemolytic anemia carried the αLEPRA variant. ...
The etiology of severe hemolytic anemia in most patients with recessive hereditary spherocytosis (rHS) and the related disorder ... facilitating diagnosis and treatment of severe anemia and identifying a new target for therapeutic manipulation. ...
Severe congenital hemolytic anemia caused by a novel compound heterozygous PKLR gene mutation in a Chinese boy. Liu, Peng-Peng1 ... How to cite this article: Liu PP, Ding HQ, Huang SZ, Yang SY, Liu T. Severe congenital hemolytic anemia caused by a novel ... Home , January 5, 2019 - Volume 132 - Issue 1 , Severe congenital hemolytic anemia caused by a novel compoun... ... Severe congenital hemolytic anemia caused by a novel compound heterozygous PKLR gene mutation in a Chinese boy ...
Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no abnormal hemoglobin or spherocytosis and in which there ... Congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia Expand. Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no ... Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic. Known as: Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic [Disease/Finding], ... Metabolic abnormalities of erythrocytes from patients with congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia.. *W. Zinkham, R. Lenhard ...
Congenital Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia & Fever Symptom Checker: Possible causes include Hereditary Spherocytosis. Check the ... The anemia that results is a nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. See also congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia, favism. [ ... Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no abnormal ... Hemolytic Congenital, Nonspherocytic Anemia: Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no abnormal ...
Congenital Hemolytic Anemia. Check the full list of possible causes and conditions now! Talk to our Chatbot to narrow down your ... Congenital Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia & Pediatric Disorder Symptom Checker: Possible causes include Hereditary ... Hemolytic Congenital, Nonspherocytic Anemia: Any one of a group of congenital hemolytic anemias in which there is no abnormal ... This group is sometimes called congenital nonspherocytic (hemolytic) anemia, which is a term for a congenital hemolytic anemia ...
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Congenital Syphilis Back to Top * Oncology Nurse Advisor offers clinical updates and evidence-based guidance to the oncology ... The clinical presentations of G-6-PD deficiency can vary from acute hemolytic anemia, to chronic hemolytic anemia, neonatal ... Hemolytic anemia may be due to an enzyme deficiency within the red blood cells. Deficiencies of most of the enzymes of the ... Hemolytic anemias may be due to factors external to the red blood cell (e.g., circulating autoantibodies to RBCs in Immune ...
Find out all about this type of anemia and what treatment options a… ... Hemolytic anemia is a form of anemia that speeds up the natural process of red blood cells. ... Congenital Hemolytic Anemia. There are at least two genetic problems that cause enzyme deficiencies which destroy red blood ... Hemolytic Anemia at a glance. *1There are several types of hemolytic anemia in dogs. ...
... resources and questions answered by our Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Specialists for Congenital hemolytic anemia ... ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials that are related to Congenital hemolytic anemia. Click on the link to go to ClinicalTrials.gov ... European Network for Rare and Congenital Anaemias (ENERCA) University of Barcelona Red Cell Pathology Unit C/Villarroel, 170 - ...
Congenital spherocytic anemia. Congenital spherocytic anemia is a disorder of the surface layer (membrane) of red blood cells. ... Hemolytic anemia. Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide ... hemolytic anemia, and hereditary elliptocytosis. These are all rare conditions. ...
Synonyms of Anemia, Hereditary Spherocytic Hemolytic. *Acholuric Jaundice. *Chronic Acholuric Jaundice. *Congenital Hemolytic ... Warm Antibody Hemolytic Anemia, Cold Antibody Hemolytic Anemia, Acquired Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Pernicious Anemia, Folic ... Blackfan-Diamond Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, and Fanconis Anemia. (For information on other types of Anemias, choose "Anemia" ... Hemolytic anemias, including hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia, have two distinct laboratory findings: a reduction in the ...
Anemia is characterized by a reduction in the number of circulating red blood cells (RBCs), the amount of hemoglobin, or the ... volume of packed red blood cells (hematocrit). Anemia is classified as acute or chronic. ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia may be life threatening. The disorder is seen in association with ... Acute anemia due to congenital bleeding disorders. Treatment of von Willebrand disease is with desmopressin (DDAVP), ...
Anemia, Hereditary Nonspherocytic Hemolytic. Synonyms of Anemia, Hereditary Nonspherocytic Hemolytic. *Congenital ... warm antibody hemolytic anemia, cold antibody hemolytic anemia, acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia, pernicious anemia, folic ... sickle cell anemia, and Fanconis anemia. (For information on other types of anemias, use the name of the specific anemia as ... Chronic non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia due to congenital pyrimidine 5′ nucleotidase deficiency: 25 years later. Baillieres ...
In their recent review of acute hemolytic anemia, Dameshek and Schwartz7a classify hemolytic anemia as follows:. A. Congenital ... Symptomatic hemolytic anemia may be defined as a hemolytic syndrome often indistinguishable by hematological methods from the ... Cold Agglutinin Hemolytic Anemia: Management with an Environmental Suit Annals of Internal Medicine; 106 (2): 243-244 ... Autoimmune Neutropenia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Reticulocytopenia in Hodgkins Disease Annals of Internal Medicine; 100 (5): 702- ...
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- A disease characterized by compensated hemolysis with a normal hemoglobin level or a mild to moderate anemia. (umassmed.edu)
- Corticosteroids are indicated in autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). (medscape.com)
- In autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), typing and cross-matching may be difficult. (medscape.com)
- Singh A, Mandal A, Patel A, Mishra S. Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia-A Spectrum of Presentation in Children. (medscape.com)
- Jager U, Lechner K. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
- Cold agglutinin-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
- Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anemia among 120 908 US veterans with hepatitis C virus infection. (medscape.com)
- Naik R. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
- Mayer B, Yürek S, Kiesewetter H, Salama A. Mixed-type autoimmune hemolytic anemia: differential diagnosis and a critical review of reported cases. (medscape.com)
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adult patients. (medscape.com)
- Are you familiar with autoimmune hemolytic anemia? (healthtap.com)
- How well can acupuncture treat autoimmune hemolytic anemia? (healthtap.com)
- Is ANA and autoimmune hemolytic anemia are same or are related? (healthtap.com)
- Hemolytic anemia is a anemia or low blood count secondary to the breakdown of red cells typically secondary to an autoimmune disease . (healthtap.com)
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a true finding in an autoimmune disease. (healthtap.com)
- Does autoimmune hemolytic anemia affect WBC? (healthtap.com)
- In most cases autoimmune hemolytic anemia does not affect WBC. (healthtap.com)
- But some autoimmune disorders like SLE may cause hemolytic anemia and neutropenia as well. (healthtap.com)
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is what sort of symptoms or problems? (healthtap.com)
- In autoimmune hemolytic anemia (aiha) red cells get broken open due to destruction by antibodies which attach to the red cell. (healthtap.com)
- Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia - what are the chances of dying? (healthtap.com)
- Are ANA and autoimmune hemolytic anemia exactly the same? (healthtap.com)
- You can have autoimmune hemolytic anemia , with or without positive ana, have to put in context with other tests and the person's condition. (healthtap.com)
- Does the autoimmune hemolytic anemia have to do with my husbands low sex libido? (healthtap.com)
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is typically a problem secondary to an autoimmune disease . (healthtap.com)
- Can getting a blood transfusion give me autoimmune hemolytic anemia? (healthtap.com)
- There are also several causes of autoimmune hemolytic anemia that are not inherited. (healthtap.com)
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is an acquired disorder characterized by the production of autoantibodies with high affinity for autologous erythrocyte antigens causing red blood cell (RBC) destruction and a resultant wide spectrum of symptomatology and laboratory findings. (springer.com)
- Iafusco F, Buffa V. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a newborn infant. (springer.com)
- Pure red-cell aplasia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with acute hepatitis A. (biomedsearch.com)
- Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) have rarely been reported as an extrahepatic manifestation of acute hepatitis A (AHA). (biomedsearch.com)
- Pure red cell anemia (PRCA) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) are another rare extrahepatic manifestation of AHA. (biomedsearch.com)
- B19 is the primary etiologic agent causing TAC in patients with chronic hemolytic anemias (e.g., sickle cell disease, hemoglobin SC disease, hereditary spherocytosis, alpha-thalassemia, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia) (22,23). (cdc.gov)
- This test determines the presence of antibodies in infants of Rh-negative women or in patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. (studystack.com)
- Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, usually due to an autoimmune condition in which the body forms antibodies against the gastric parietal cells and can destroy them. (dummies.com)
- Are you sure your patient has Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia? (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) is characterized by antibody-induced erythrocyte destruction. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Hemolytic anemias may be due to factors external to the red blood cell (e.g., circulating autoantibodies to RBCs in Immune mediated hemolysis) or factors intrinsic to the red blood cell (e.g. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Common infectious agents precipitating acute hemolysis in patients with G-6-PD deficiency include Salmonella, E-coli, beta-hemolytic Streptococci, viral hepatitis, influenza A, and rickettsia. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- There are numerous types of hemolytic anemia, and treatment may differ depending on the type of hemolysis. (medscape.com)
- The main problem in these patients is severe anemia due to decreased hemoglobin production, as well as continuous reduction of erythrocytes (red blood cells) due to hemolysis. (mitera.gr)
- Anemia develops when either blood loss, a slow-down in the production of new RBCs (erythropoiesis), or an increase in red cell destruction (hemolysis) causes significant reductions in RBCs, Hgb, iron levels, and the essential delivery of oxygen to body tissues. (encyclopedia.com)
- G6PD deficiency may cause neonatal jaundice, acute hemolysis, or severe chronic non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia. (genecards.org)
- In addition to B 12 and folic acid deficiencies, other causes of macrocytic anemias include alcoholism, hypothyroidism, chronic liver disease, and hemolysis. (dummies.com)
- The PPVs were comparable in the three main categories of overall hemolysis, and congenital and acquired hemolytic anemia. (dovepress.com)
- The patient's own antibodies are directed against antigens on their own red blood cells resulting in hemolysis and anemia. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- [ 41 ] and in post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome. (medscape.com)
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are microangiopathic disorders-that is, they are characterized by abnormalities (chiefly blood clots) that occur within the small blood vessels of the body. (bioportfolio.com)
- Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is the most common cause of hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. (semanticscholar.org)
- Glucosephosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency mutations associated with hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia (HNSHA). (semanticscholar.org)
- Molecular study of pyruvate kinase deficient patients with hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. (semanticscholar.org)
- Metabolic abnormalities of erythrocytes from patients with congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. (semanticscholar.org)
- Under these conditions, a nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia typically develops 1 to 3 days later. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- [dx.doi.org] In this later group of " congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemias " splenectomy has often been performed but usually does not produce a clinical cure. (symptoma.com)
- [books.google.de] The phenotype of severe nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia , jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, and marked erythroblastosis is more severe than that present in congenital dyserythropoietic [readbyqxmd.com] Pediatr Res. (symptoma.com)
- Hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia is a term used to describe a group of rare, genetically transmitted blood disorders characterized by the premature destruction of red blood cells (erythrocytes or RBCs). (rarediseases.org)
- There may be as many as 16 red blood cell enzyme abnormalities that may cause hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. (rarediseases.org)
- The symptoms of hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia may include moderate anemia (which may cause tiredness), recurrent yellow appearance to the skin (jaundice), and an abnormally large spleen (splenomegaly) and/or liver (hepatomegaly). (rarediseases.org)
- When the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of a newborn contain irregularly shaped bits of abnormal hemoglobin (Heinz bodies), a diagnosis of nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia can be made. (rarediseases.org)
- When hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia is associated with defects in the membrane of red blood cells, or defects in a chemical step in the synthesis of hemoglobin from its component parts (porphyrin), or in the breakdown of sugars, the disorder is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait. (rarediseases.org)
- Basically classified by causative mechanism, types of congenital hemolytic anemia include: Genetic conditions of RBC Membrane Hereditary spherocytosis Hereditary elliptocytosis Genetic conditions of RBC metabolism (enzyme defects). (wikipedia.org)
- The etiology of severe hemolytic anemia in most patients with recessive hereditary spherocytosis (rHS) and the related disorder hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) is unknown. (jci.org)
- Diseases or disorders of blood cells, such as idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP), hereditary spherocytosis , thalassemia, hemolytic anemia , and hereditary elliptocytosis . (scripps.org)
- Most newborns with hereditary spherocytosis have severe anemia, although it improves after the first year of life. (medlineplus.gov)
- Hereditary spherocytosis is a condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (when red blood cells are destroyed earlier than normal). (nih.gov)
- Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common type of hereditary hemolytic anemia. (frontiersin.org)
- Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS) is a congenital, usually familial, disorder often manifested by hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Iron overload due to multiple transfusions for chronic anemia (eg, thalassemia or sickle cell disorder) can be treated with chelation therapy. (medscape.com)
- Patients with beta-thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia) continue to suffer from the transfusion-induced iron overload due to the inadequacies of current iron-chelation therapy. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Hereditary non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia may also occur as a consequence of other enzyme deficiencies. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia is a rare blood disorder characterized by defects within red blood cells (intracorpuscular) that result in a shortened survival time for these cells. (rarediseases.org)
- However, in hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia, the cells die prematurely. (rarediseases.org)
- Hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia is caused by an inherited metabolic defect. (rarediseases.org)
- Symptoms of hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia may include excessive tiredness and a moderate persistent yellow appearance to the skin (jaundice). (rarediseases.org)
- An infection is the most common cause of the temporary failure of the bone marrow to produce blood components (aplastic crisis) in people with hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia. (rarediseases.org)
- Occasionally children with hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia have an abnormally enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), stones in the gall bladder (cholelithiasis), and/or leg ulcers. (rarediseases.org)
- Hemolytic anemias, including hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia, have two distinct laboratory findings: a reduction in the life span of red blood cells and the retention of iron within the body particularly in those cells that have the ability to dispose of wastes and toxins (reticuloendothelial system or RES). (rarediseases.org)
- Usually people with hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia have a family history of anemia, jaundice, or spleen enlargement (splenomegaly). (rarediseases.org)
- At times, other family members can be identified with this disorder, but in other cases people with hereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia may have no family history of the disorder that can be traced. (rarediseases.org)
- You probably mean immune hemolytic anemia , which is a result of mismatch between antigens present on surface of red cells. (healthtap.com)
- Congenital hemolytic anemia (CHA) can be caused by the defect of any component in red blood cell (RBC), including hemoglobinopathies, membrane and cytoskeleton defects, and metabolic enzymopathies etc. (lww.com)
- A congenital hemolytic anemia caused by defects of the erythrocyte membrane, enzyme deficiencies, or hemoglobinopathies. (doctor.am)
- Homozygous carriers of β-globin gene defects suffer from severe anemia and other serious complications from early childhood. (bloodjournal.org)
- Also, we review recent scientific findings on the molecular defects of hereditary hemolytic anemias, and their correlation with red blood cell deformability and vesiculation. (frontiersin.org)
- 17 Anemia Due to Erythrocyte Underproduction or Maturation Defects. (issuu.com)
- The thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndromes: overview of pathogenesis (Experience of The Oklahoma TTP-HUS Registry, 1989-2007). (medscape.com)
- The majority of patients with variants of G-6-PD only manifest symptoms under conditions of oxidative stress, most commonly caused by infection due to Salmonella, E-coli, beta-hemolytic Streptococci, influenza A, viral hepatitis, and rickettsial pathogens. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Zamvar V, McClean P, Odeka E, Richards M, Davison S. Hepatitis E virus infection with nonimmune hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
- To establish a link among Chlamydia infection, sickle cell anemia, and stroke risk. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- This report* was developed to assist physicians, public health officials, and other health-care professionals respond to public concerns about recently recognized, serious complications of human parvovirus B19 (B19) infection, including transient aplastic crisis (TAC), chronic anemia, and fetal death. (cdc.gov)
- The anaemia induced by B19 infection is of minor clinical significance in healthy children and adults, however, it becomes critical in those afflicted with haemolytic diseases. (deepdyve.com)
- The combination of IUGR with any of these features should prompt investigation for congenital infection. (starship.org.nz)
- Urine culture for CMV (must be in first three weeks of life to confirm congenital infection). (starship.org.nz)
- The diagnosis and treatment of cold agglutinin hemolytic anemia has been reviewed. (medscape.com)
- The prevalence of anemia increases with age and is 44.4 percent in men 85 years and older. (aafp.org)
- 1 2 In this study, the prevalence of thromboembolic events was 3.3% among 421 patients with β-TM and 16.2% among 74 patients with β-TI, although 15.3% of these patients had predisposing congenital or acquired factors contributing to the hypercoagulability. (bloodjournal.org)
- A diagnostic workup revealed AIHA and PRCA as the cause of the anemia. (biomedsearch.com)
- Hemolytic anemia may be due to other immune mediated mechanisms such as with ABO incompatibility (in the neonate) or with transfusion reactions but these conditions are not likely to be confused with AIHA. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Iron therapy is contraindicated in most cases of hemolytic anemia. (medscape.com)
- Other symptoms of hemolytic anemia may include feeling that your heart is pounding or racing (palpitations), feeling dizzy, problems concentrating, and headaches. (nih.gov)
- S. Dyserythropoietic anemia or hemolytic anemia with unbalanced globin chain synthesis. (springer.com)
- Infectious organisms may cause hemolytic anemia through the direct action of toxins (eg, from Clostridium perfringens , alpha- or beta-hemolytic streptococci, meningococci), by invasion and destruction of the RBC by the organism (eg, Plasmodium sp, Bartonella sp), or by antibody production (Epstein-Barr virus, mycoplasma). (merckmanuals.com)
- Splenectomy in Congenital Hemolytic Anemia (SICHA) Consortium 2015, ' Clinical outcomes of splenectomy in children: Report of the splenectomy in congenital hemolytic anemia registry ', American Journal of Hematology , vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 187-192. (elsevier.com)
- In this review, we address the clinical manifestations and molecular mechanisms for B19‐induced anaemia in humans and a mouse model, and of B19‐induced cell cycle arrests in erythroid cells. (deepdyve.com)
- And it is characterized by early present normocytic/macrocytic anemia, reticulocytosis, and elevated unconjugated bilirubin. (lww.com)
- See related patient information handout on normocytic anemia , written by the authors of this article. (aafp.org)
- Normocytic anemia is the most frequently encountered type of anemia. (aafp.org)
- It should be noted that in the initial stage, nearly all anemias are normocytic. (aafp.org)
- Normocytic anemia is a common issue that occurs for men and women typically over 85 years old. (wikidoc.org)
- Idiopathic Heinz body anemia: Hb-Bristol (ß67 (E11) Val to Asp). (springer.com)
- Cathie I. Apparent idiopathic Heinz body anemia. (springer.com)
- Sideroblastic anemia, characterized by the presence in the bone marrow of nucleated red blood cells, the nucleus of which is surrounded by a ring of iron granules (ringed sideroblasts) and by a proportion of small, pale red cells in the blood, is of unknown cause and difficult to treat. (britannica.com)
- Precipitate in RBCs as intra-erythrocytic inclusions, hemolytic anemia. (brainscape.com)
- This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Robert Brodsky, is devoted to Complement-mediated Hemolytic Anemias. (ramex.com)