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What is the primary defect that causes hereditary spherocytosis?
What is the primary defect that causes hereditary spherocytosis?
- A deficiency in erythrocytes' ability to adapt to changes in their environment
- A deficiency in band 4.1 proteins
- A deficiency in hemoglobin production
- A deficiency in spectrin gene expression (correct)
What is the primary defect that causes hereditary elliptocytosis?
What is the primary defect that causes hereditary elliptocytosis?
- A deficiency in erythrocytes' ability to adapt to changes in their environment
- A deficiency in spectrin gene expression
- A deficiency in hemoglobin production
- A deficiency in band 4.1 proteins (correct)
What is the result of erythrocytes' inability to adapt to changes in their environment in both hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis?
What is the result of erythrocytes' inability to adapt to changes in their environment in both hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis?
- Increased hemoglobin production
- Premature destruction of the cell (correct)
- Mechanical deformation of erythrocytes
- Decreased osmotic pressure
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