The most common inherited anemia found in people of Northern European extraction is hereditary:

a. Elliptocytosis
b. Stomatocytosis
c. Spherocytosis
d. Pyropoikilocytosis


ANS: C
The incidence of hereditary spherocytosis is highest in people of Northern European extraction, although it is found worldwide. It is the most commonly inherited hemolytic anemia in this population.

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