hematopoietic system
• increase in the percentage of Ter119 positive erythroid cells in the bone marrow
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• cells are smaller compared to controls
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• contain a higher percentage of spherocytes and stomatocytes
• almost half of all red blood cells are abnormally shaped compared to less than 5% in wild-type controls
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• contain a higher percentage of spherocytes and stomatocytes
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• significantly higher percentage of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood
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• increase in the percentage of Ter119 positive erythroid cells in the spleen
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• increase in the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes
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immune system
• increase in the percentage of Ter119 positive erythroid cells in the spleen
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