Mediterranean anemia (hereditary leptocytosis) in a Chinese family.

HEREDITARY leptocytosis (Mediterranean anemia) is a disease seldom described in the Chinese race. Most of the cases reported in this group have been of the severe form of the disease, that is, Cooley's anemia.1 2 3 4 5 That milder forms of this condition exist is now well established, but unanimity of terminology concerning these cases is lacking. It is our purpose to report studies on a Chinese family, of which several members exhibited the typical hematologic findings of one of the mild forms of Mediterranean anemia, namely, hypochromic erythrocytosis. Present Study During the course of a diagnostic survey a young Chinese man was . . .