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MP Term : leptocytosis [MP:0010175] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  the presence of unusually thin or flattened red blood cells that when stained show a dark center and a peripheral ring of hemoglobin, separated by a pale unstained ring containing less hemoglobin, resulting in a bull's-eye appearance and resembling a 3D sombrero when viewed under EM; seen in certain anemias, thalassemias, hemoglobinopathies, obstructive jaundice, and the post-splenectomy state
  • synonyms:
  • increased Mexican hat cell number,
  • increased target cell number,
  • target erythrocytes,
  • wafer-thin erythrocytes,
  • increased codocyte number,
  • Mexican hat erythrocytes
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