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MeSH Heading: Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
Tree Number(s): C15.378.050.141.150.365; C16.320.070.365
Unique ID: D004612
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004612
Annotation: a congen hemolytic anemia; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note: An intrinsic defect of erythrocytes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The erythrocytes assume an oval or elliptical shape.
Entry Term(s): Ovalocytosis, Hereditary
See Also: Anemia, Sideroblastic
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(64)
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Elliptocytosis, Hereditary MeSH Descriptor Data 2025