title: Splenectomy resolves hemolytic anemia caused by adenylate kinase deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niizuma
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D017354:Point Mutation; D013156:Splenectomy
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D000263:Adenylate Kinase; C110939:adenylate kinase 1
keywords: adenylate kinase 1 deficiency; non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia; psychomotor impairment; splenectomy