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Table 4 NGS results of RBC membrane protein-encoding genes in patients with HS

From: Molecular diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis by multi-gene target sequencing in Korea: matching with osmotic fragility test and presence of spherocyte

RBC membrane-encoding gene

USA 1 [22]

USA 2 [23]

Netherlands [24]

Korea (this study)

No. of patients with mutation (%)

10/20a (50.0)

16 /19b (84.2)

52 /66 (78.9)

50/59 (84.7)

No. of total mutations

13

21

73

57

No. of different variants

11

15

53

54

 ANK1

1

3

14

19

 SPTA

6

5

25

2

 SPTB

4

4

8

28

 SCL4A1

0

3

4

3

 EBP41

NA

0

1

1

 EBP42

NA

0

1

1

  1. aincluding 2 patients suspected having hereditary elliptocytosis
  2. bincluding patients with diagnosed as HHA
  3. Abbreviation; NA not assessable