Assertion: nonimmune hemolytic anemia | /r/CreatedBy | defect
Facets:
value: in the red blood cells
type: OTHER
value: as in thalassemia
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Nonimmune hemolytic anemias may be caused either by defects in the red blood cells (as in thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and hereditary spherocytosis) or by factors outside the red blood cells (as when cells are destroyed by a mechanical heart valve).