Table 1.

Hematological indices

	Hb, g/dl	Hct, %	Retics, %	MCV, fl	MCHC, g/dl	RDW	Bili, mg/dl
Patient 1	10.6	40.1	15.4	127	26.3	13.3
Mother	13.7	39.6	1.7	83.5	34.4	13.4
Father	13.7	39.1	1.8	93.4	35.0	11.8
Patient 2	8.0	31.2	43.4	129.6	25.4	12.4	7.8 (total)
Patient 3	12.0		28	130	28
Patient 4
Pre-Splx*	8.0	25.7	34.6	122	31.3		2.9 (indirect)
Post-Splx*	11.0		11–21	115	29.3–30

Retics, reticulocytes; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red cell distribution width; Bili, bilirubin.

Values for patient 4 presplenectomy (Pre-Splx*) and postsplenectomy (Post-Splx*) are from Refs. 42 and 33.