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Spherocytosis overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Spherocytosis is an auto-hemolytic anemia (a disease of the blood) characterized by the production of red blood cells (RBCs), or erythrocytes, that are sphere-shaped, rather than donut-shaped or, more specifically, bi-concave disk shaped.

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