The peripheral smear of Hereditiary spherocytosis will show spherocytes –
Correct Answer: Smaller size than RBCs
Description: Various mutations involving membrane skeletal proteins weakens interactions b/w proteins and cause red cells to lose memb fragments . This causes decrease in size of the spherocytes compared to normal RBCs Ref: Robins 9/e pg:632
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