Research Article

Analysis of Hereditary Elliptocytosis with Decreased Binding of Eosin-5-maleimide to Red Blood Cells

Table 1

List of HE Patients.

CaseFamilyHE typeMembrane protein abnormality
(SDS-PAGE)
Spectrin
patient/control (%)
(SDS-PAGE)
Protein 4.1
patient/control (%)
(SDS-PAGE)
Band 3
patient/control (%)
(SDS-PAGE)
Rod-shaped
RBC
(%)
Ovalocytic
RBC
(%)
MCF
(units)
Hb
(g/dL)
Haptoglobin
(mg/dL)
ID-Bil
(mg/dL)
Reticulo (/μL)MCV
(fL)
MCHC
(%)

1A-1Spherocytic HEPartial spectrin deficiency85.8103.2106.731.864.232.44.721.312.374.336.2
2A-2Spherocytic HEPartial spectrin deficiency85.595.1107.58.080.030.2Not
tested
21.4Not
tested
Not
tested
Not
tested
3BCommon HEMembrane protein abnormality not detected93.399.4102.46.473.829.212.2<81.325.786.335.2
4CCommon HEMembrane protein abnormality not detected103.792.399.725.670.935.711.8<20.98.689.633.5
5D-1Common HEMembrane protein abnormality not detected90.4101.2103.37.284.637.312.340.910.581.534.5
6D-2Common HEMembrane protein abnormality not detected92.4104.0104.911.582.236.612.2181.37.775.835.5
7D-3Common HEMembrane protein abnormality not detected90.3102.8102.83.065.838.713.6440.34.588.234.3
8E-1Common HEPartial P4.1 deficiency94.876.5100.021.670.637.212.3<20.52.782.733.3
9E-2Common HEPartial P4.1 deficiency102.979.099.51.560.036.215.6671.26.186.835.5
10E-3Common HEPartial P4.1 deficiency102.976.297.99.074.137.214.7320.86.791.935.9
11FCommon HEPartial P4.1 deficiency100.975.499.035.155.936.713.2<20.58.38635.1
12GCommon HEPartial P4.1 deficiency99.882.2110.633.361.740.310.7<50.568130.7

MCF cut-off value: 36.4; reference value: haptoglobin (19–170 mg/dL).