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Published online December 31, 2013

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A new paradigm in the diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia

Hye Lim Jung, M.D. Ph.D.

Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia Working Party, Korean Society of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Fig. 1.

Survey results of hereditary hemolytic anemia incidence in Korea showing the increasing proportions of hemoglobinopathy and enzymopathy.


Fig. 2.

Updated standard operating procedure for the diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia. Abbreviations: HHA, hereditary hemolytic anemia; CBC, complete blood cell count; PBS, peripheral blood smear; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; EP, electrophoresis; OF, osmotic fragility; RT, room temperature; EMA, eosin-5-maleimide; LC-MS/MS, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; UPLC-MS/MS, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.


  1. Ahn, DH, Sohn, KC, Kang, IJ, et al. Statistical analysis of hemolytic anemia in Korea. Korean J Hematol, 1991;26;445-461.
  2. Cho, HS, Hah, JO, Kang, IJ, et al. Hereditary hemolytic anemia in Korea: A retrospective study from 1997 to 2006. Korean J Hematol, 2007;42;197-205.
  3. Park, ES, Jung, HL, Kim, HJ, et al. Hereditary hemolytic anemia in Korea from 2007 to 2011: A study by the Korean Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia Working Party of the Korean Society of Hematology. Blood Res, 2013;48;211-216.
    Pubmed
  4. Bolton-Maggs, PH, Stevens, RF, Dodd, NJ, Lamont, G, Tittensor, P, King, MJ. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis. Br J Haematol, 2004;126;455-474.
    Pubmed
  5. Bolton-Maggs, PH, Langer, JC, Iolascon, A, Tittensor, P, King, MJ. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis-2011 update. Br J Haematol, 2012;156;37-49.
    Pubmed
  6. King, MJ, Smythe, JS, Mushens, R. Eosin-5-maleimide binding to band 3 and Rh-related proteins forms the basis of a screening test for hereditary spherocytosis. Br J Haematol, 2004;124;106-113.
    Pubmed
  7. Won, DI, Suh, JS. Flow cytometric detection of erythrocyte osmotic fragility. Cytometry B Clin Cytom, 2009;76;135-141.
    Pubmed
  8. Hah, JO. Red blood cell enzymopathies causing hereditary hemolytic anemia. Clin Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2012;19;1-6.
  9. Song, JH. RBC enzyme analysis. Clin Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2013;20;8-12.

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Blood Res 2013; 48(4): 237-239

Published online December 31, 2013 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.4.237

Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.

A new paradigm in the diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia

Hye Lim Jung, M.D. Ph.D.

Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia Working Party, Korean Society of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Fig 1.

    Figure 1.

    Survey results of hereditary hemolytic anemia incidence in Korea showing the increasing proportions of hemoglobinopathy and enzymopathy.

    Blood Research 2013; 48: 237-239https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.4.237

    Fig 2.

    Figure 2.

    Updated standard operating procedure for the diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia. Abbreviations: HHA, hereditary hemolytic anemia; CBC, complete blood cell count; PBS, peripheral blood smear; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; EP, electrophoresis; OF, osmotic fragility; RT, room temperature; EMA, eosin-5-maleimide; LC-MS/MS, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; UPLC-MS/MS, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Blood Research 2013; 48: 237-239https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.4.237

    References

    1. Ahn, DH, Sohn, KC, Kang, IJ, et al. Statistical analysis of hemolytic anemia in Korea. Korean J Hematol, 1991;26;445-461.
    2. Cho, HS, Hah, JO, Kang, IJ, et al. Hereditary hemolytic anemia in Korea: A retrospective study from 1997 to 2006. Korean J Hematol, 2007;42;197-205.
    3. Park, ES, Jung, HL, Kim, HJ, et al. Hereditary hemolytic anemia in Korea from 2007 to 2011: A study by the Korean Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia Working Party of the Korean Society of Hematology. Blood Res, 2013;48;211-216.
      Pubmed
    4. Bolton-Maggs, PH, Stevens, RF, Dodd, NJ, Lamont, G, Tittensor, P, King, MJ. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis. Br J Haematol, 2004;126;455-474.
      Pubmed
    5. Bolton-Maggs, PH, Langer, JC, Iolascon, A, Tittensor, P, King, MJ. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis-2011 update. Br J Haematol, 2012;156;37-49.
      Pubmed
    6. King, MJ, Smythe, JS, Mushens, R. Eosin-5-maleimide binding to band 3 and Rh-related proteins forms the basis of a screening test for hereditary spherocytosis. Br J Haematol, 2004;124;106-113.
      Pubmed
    7. Won, DI, Suh, JS. Flow cytometric detection of erythrocyte osmotic fragility. Cytometry B Clin Cytom, 2009;76;135-141.
      Pubmed
    8. Hah, JO. Red blood cell enzymopathies causing hereditary hemolytic anemia. Clin Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2012;19;1-6.
    9. Song, JH. RBC enzyme analysis. Clin Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2013;20;8-12.
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