Red cell abnormalities in hereditary spherocytosis: Relevance to diagnosis and understanding of the variable expression of clinical severity

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-269

  Cynober, Therese ^b   Mohandas, Narla ^a   Tchernia, Gil ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030231133     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(96)90027-X     Document Type: Article

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