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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep-Oct;66(5):569-72.
doi: 10.1684/abc.2008.0269.

[Acanthocytes and hypocholesterolemia]

[Article in French]
J Perrin  1 , A Georges, A Morali, C Vigneron, T Lecompte, J-F Lesesve
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Case Reports

[Acanthocytes and hypocholesterolemia]

[Article in French]
J Perrin et al. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2008 Sep-Oct.
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Abstract

We report on a child presenting with Anderson's disease. Acanthocytes ("spur cells") were observed on the blood smear, in accordance to the diagnosis. The defect in lipid metabolism lead to changes in erythrocyte's membrane composition. We insist on morphological differences between acanthocytes and echinocytes (both are deformed erythrocytes), regarding separate clinical diagnosis.

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