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Howell-Jolly Bodies Associated with: splenectomy, hyposplenism, megaloblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia. Composed of DNA. |
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Basophilic Stippling Associated with: lead intoxication, thalassemia, abnormal heme synthesis. Composed of RNA. |
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Pappenheimer Bodies (Siderotic Granules) Associated with: splenectomy, hemolytic anemia, sideroblastic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, hemoglobinopathies. Composed of iron. |
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Cabot Rings Associated with: myelodysplastic syndrome, megaloblastic anemia. Thought to be composed of remnants of mitotic spindle. |
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Reticulocytes (stained with new methylene blue) Associated with erythrocyte maturation. Composed of precipitated RNA. |
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Heinz Bodies (stained with new methylene blue) Associated with unstable hemoglobin, some hemoglobinopathies, some erythrocyte enzyme deficiencies. Composed of precipitated hemoglobin. |
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Hemoglobin H (stained with new methylene blue) Composed of hemoglobin Beta chains |
