What are red blood cell disorders?

There are multiple disorders of the red blood cells, including hemoglobinopathies, cytoskeletal abnormalities (spherocytosis and other membranopathies) and enzymopathies.

Hemoglobinopathies are a group of rare, inherited disorders involving abnormal structure of the hemoglobin molecule. These disorders include hemoglobin C disease, hemoglobin S-C disease, sickle cell anemia and various types of thalassemia.