Alternative titles and symbols : Hemolytic anemia, nonspherocytic, due to hexokinase deficiency;
Description : Hexokinase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by early-onset
severe hemolytic anemia (summary by van Wijk et al., 2003).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the hexokinase 1 gene (HK1, 142600.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Hyperbilirubinemia; Decreased hexokinase activity in red blood cells;