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Pathology Hemoglobinopathies: Sickle cell anemia da328e69

In hereditary spherocytosis, an inherited abnormality is seen in which of the following red blood cell component?

A
a-globin chain
B
b-globin chain
C
Phosphatidyl inositol glycan A
D
Spectrin
High-Yield Explanation
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is caused by diverse mutations that lead to an insufficiency of membrane skeletal components. The pathogenic mutations most commonly affect ankyrin, band 3, spectrin, or band 4.2.

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