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* Having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races. | * Having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
* A positive family history is an important risk factor for hereditary spherocytosis, as it is an inherited condition.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Sayeeda Huq]], [[Mark A. C. Pietroni]], [[Hafizur Rahman]] & [[Mohammad Tariqul Alam]] | |||
| title = Hereditary spherocytosis | |||
| journal = [[Journal of health, population, and nutrition]] | |||
| volume = 28 | |||
| issue = 1 | |||
| pages = 107–109 | |||
| year = 2010 | |||
| month = February | |||
| pmid = 20214092 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
* There are no other risk factors have been clearly identified for this condition. | |||
* The risk factors for this condition have not yet been properly identified. | * The risk factors for this condition have not yet been properly identified. | ||
* However, having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races.{{cite web |url=https://www.primehealthchannel.com/spherocytosis.html |title=Spherocytosis – Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment and Prognosis |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | * However, having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races.{{cite web |url=https://www.primehealthchannel.com/spherocytosis.html |title=Spherocytosis – Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment and Prognosis |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | ||
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Overview
- The risk factor for HS has not been identified yet.
- Having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races.
Risk Factors
- A positive family history is an important risk factor for hereditary spherocytosis, as it is an inherited condition.[1]
- There are no other risk factors have been clearly identified for this condition.
- The risk factors for this condition have not yet been properly identified.
- However, having a family member with this condition can increase your susceptibility to this disease. The condition is also most common in individuals of North European origin although it has been found to arise in people of all races."Spherocytosis – Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment and Prognosis".
References
- ↑ Sayeeda Huq, Mark A. C. Pietroni, Hafizur Rahman & Mohammad Tariqul Alam (2010). "Hereditary spherocytosis". Journal of health, population, and nutrition. 28 (1): 107–109. PMID 20214092. Unknown parameter
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