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My five-year-old son is going through a work up to find a hemoglobin disorder. they think it is hereditary spherocytosis. is this fatal or dangerous??
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Mgt: It is a inherited disorder, and there are treatments available. This is one link for information: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hereditary-spherocytosis#diagnosis
Answered 4/26/2016
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