Parameters Patient Mother Father
Age (year)/sex 6/F 33/F 35/M
Hb (g/dL) 4.2 10.7 13.3
RBC (106/μL) 2.09 5.3 4.94
Hct (%) NA 31.9 40.1
MCV (fL) 74.0 60.2 81.2
MCH (pg) 20.0 20.2 26.9
MCHC (g/dL) 27.1 33.5 33.2
RDW-CV (%) 31.6 17.61 14.6
HbA2(%) 4.3 6.7 5.5
HbF (%) 56.3 1.1 1.1
Test methods      
β-MARMS Cd 41/42 (-TTCT) Cd 41/42 (-TTCT) ND
β-sequencing -30 (T>C) and
Cd 41/42 (-TTCT)
NT -30 (T>C)
Table 1: Haematological parameters and molecular analysis. ND- Not Detected; NT- Not Tested; NA- Not Available