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Table 1.

Peripheral blood characteristics of family members

	Thrombocytopenic (n = 3)	Carriers (n = 3)	Unaffected noncarriers (n = 6)
Platelets (× 10³/μL)	24 ± 9.8^*	196 ± 69	261 ± 39
Mean platelet volume (× 10⁻¹⁵L)	10.5 ± 0.8^†	9.3 ± 2.0	9.0 ± 0.9
Hematocrit (%)	43 ± 4.5	38.3 ± 2.2	42 ± 2.7
MCV (× 10⁻¹⁵L)	100.4 ± 8.4	93.9 ± 3.9	93.1 ± 8.4
MCHC	31.9 ± 0.9	33.1 ± 1.0	31.8 ± 0.3
Thrombopoietin (pg/mL)	262.7 ± 255	36.6 ± 13	42.9 ± 18

	Thrombocytopenic (n = 3)	Carriers (n = 3)	Unaffected noncarriers (n = 6)
Platelets (× 10³/μL)	24 ± 9.8^*	196 ± 69	261 ± 39
Mean platelet volume (× 10⁻¹⁵L)	10.5 ± 0.8^†	9.3 ± 2.0	9.0 ± 0.9
Hematocrit (%)	43 ± 4.5	38.3 ± 2.2	42 ± 2.7
MCV (× 10⁻¹⁵L)	100.4 ± 8.4	93.9 ± 3.9	93.1 ± 8.4
MCHC	31.9 ± 0.9	33.1 ± 1.0	31.8 ± 0.3
Thrombopoietin (pg/mL)	262.7 ± 255	36.6 ± 13	42.9 ± 18

Values expressed as mean ± SD.

Statistical comparison with unaffected noncarriers was made using Student 2-tailed t-test assuming unequal variance. For all other values, P > .05.

P < .001 compared to healthy family members.

P < .05.