Identification of new mutations in patients with hereditary spherocytosis by next-generation sequencing

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common inherited hemolytic anemia characterized by the presence of spherical-shaped erythrocytes on the peripheral blood smear, hemolysis, splenomegaly, jaundice, and gallstones. To date, mutations in at least five genes (ANK1, EPB42, SLC4A1, SPTA1, and SPTB) have been found to be associated with different subtypes of HS. Here, we aim to investigate the presence of novel as well as known mutations in 35...