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. 2010 Feb 7;117(13):3680–3683. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-08-302539

Table 1.

Sickle cell patient characteristics and laboratory values

Patient no. Age, y/sex Genotype Hydroxyurea Leukocytes, 103/μL Platelets, 103/μL Reticulocytes, 106/μL Hematocrit, % LDH, units/L ADAMTS13,* %
Activity Antigen Specific activity
1 50/F SS Yes 6.62 284 175 29 381 — — —
5.23 228 125 28 225 60 72 84
10.52 326 82 25 342 94 78 120
2 34/M SS Yes† 17.94 576 205 25 465 63 115 55
17.40 653 170 25 491 137 119 115
3 45/M SS Yes 6.79 554 311 24 282
8.71 317 211 29 514 99 99 100
4 49/M SS Yes 5.48 150 244 25 394 112 116 97
5 25/M SS Yes† 12.74 359 259 26 210 86 113 76
6 26/F SS No 9.92 368 294 26 485 106 108 98
7 23/F SS No 16.26 413 447 23 378 87 112 78
8 48/M SS Yes† 11.21 323 271 23 418 100 132 76
9 24/F SS Yes 7.16 366 313 28 250 94 103 91
10 29/M Sβ0 Yes 9.44 310 270 31 395 104 108 96
11.00 464 280 34 437 144 119 120
11 24/M SC Yes† 6.58 426 124 33 215 198 139 142
6.95 388 111 30 210 159 124 128
12 19/F Sβ+ No 11.66 443 326 22 235 113 119 95
13 21/F Sβ+ No 4.84 401 192 33 220 110 128 86
Normal range 4.3-10 150-400 20-65 36-45 80-190 100 100 100

Patients 1,2,3,10, and 11 were tested more than once.

LDH indicates lactate dehydrogenase in plasma; SS, homozygous sickle disease; SC, hemoglobin SC disease; Sβ+, sickle β (+) thalassemia; and Sβ0, sickle β (0) thalassemia.

*

Values were expressed relative to pooled normal plasma.

†

Patient reported intermittent noncompliance.