Establishing Reference Intervals for White Blood Cell and Absolute Neutrophil Counts in Duffy Null Individuals
Mohammad Barouqa, Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq, Katrina J. Jiang, Huseyin Kilic, Nestor Dela Cruz, Aariez Khalid, Marianne E. Yassa · 2026
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Mohammad Barouqa and colleagues set blood count reference ranges for people with the Duffy-null blood type, in a 2026 laboratory study. This inherited type, common in some populations, comes with naturally lower white cell and neutrophil counts despite healthy lives. Standard ranges can mislabel such people as abnormal.
Records spanning six years identified 122 healthy Duffy-null adults. Their median counts sat far below institutional medians, and the derived reference intervals fell under conventional thresholds, with the lower neutrophil bound beneath the usual neutropenia cutoff. Adopting type-specific ranges could cut misclassification, spare needless procedures, and support personalised care, the authors argue.
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| CREATOR | Mohammad Barouqa, Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq, Katrina J. Jiang, Huseyin Kilic, Nestor Dela Cruz, Aariez Khalid, Marianne E. Yassa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |