# hereditary spherocytosis

> congenital hemolytic anemia characterized by the production of red blood cells with a sphere shape, rather than the normal biconcave disk shape

**Wikidata**: [Q541244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541244)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_spherocytosis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hereditary-spherocytosis


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