NCIt definition : An autosomal recessive inherited severe hemolytic anemia. It is a subtype of hereditary
elliptocytosis and is characterized by partial spectrin deficiency.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: An autosomal recessive disorder that produces a molecular defect in spectrin
and a partial spectrin deficiency. It manifests as a severe hemolytic anemia in infancy
with thermal instability of the erythrocytes. It is clinically similar to, and now
considered a subtype of, homozygous hereditary elliptocytosis.;