Niedokrwistość hemolityczna niesferocytowa z powodu niedoboru heksokinazy

Nonspherocytic haemolytic anaemia due to hexokinase deficiency is characterised by severe hemolysis, appearing in infancy. Seventeen affected families have been reported so far. Transmission is autosomal recessive. Mutations have been described in <i>HK1</i>, the gene that encodes red blood cell-specific hexokinase-R.