Which of the following is inherited as autosomal recessive form?: (A) Sickle cell anemia, (B) Hemophilia, (C) Hereditary spherocytosis, (D) Glucose 6-P04 dehydrogenase deficiency
Answer is A. Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Cystic fibrosis Phenylketonuria Tay-Sachs disease Severe combined immunodeficiency a- and b-Thalassemias Sickle cell anemia Autosomal Dominant Inheritance Familial hypercholesterolemia Marfan syndrome Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Hereditary spherocytosis Neurofibromatosis, type 1 Adult polycystic kidney disease (Robbins Basic Pathology, 9 th edition. page :219 )