The effect of iron overload on red blood cell morphology Dr Prof Etheresia Pretorius, PhD, Natasha Vermeulen, BSc, Janette Bester, MSc, Jeanette L du Plooy, MSc, George S Gericke, MD The Lancet Volume 383, Issue 9918, (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61208-8 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure Abnormal red blood cell morphology (A) Whole blood light microscopy smear of 76-year-old man with the H63D haemochromatosis-associated allele (40x magnification). (B) Scanning electron microscopy micrograph showing a red blood cell at high magnification. (C) A red blood cell from a healthy individual showing a typical discoid RBC. The Lancet 2014 383, DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61208-8) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions