Alternative titles and symbols : Protein 4.1 of erythrocyte membrane, defect of; 4.1-minus trait; 4.1- trait; Elliptocytosis, rhesus-linked type;
Description : Elliptocytosis is a hematologic disorder characterized by elliptically shaped erythrocytes
and a variable degree of hemolytic anemia. Usually inherited as an autosomal dominant,
elliptocytosis results from mutation in any one of several genes encoding proteins
of the red cell membrane skeleton. Elliptocytosis-1 was found in the 1950s to be linked
to the Rh blood group (see 111700) and is caused by a defect in protein 4.1.;