Development of Duffy Null–Specific Absolute Neutrophil Count Reference Ranges

Abstract

This study establishes a Duffy null phenotype–specific absolute neutrophil count reference range to optimize care and improve health equity.

Invisible Infrastructure in Haematology: Neutrophil Reference Ranges and the Duffy-null Phenotype

“…Individuals who have the Duffy‐null phenotype have reduced susceptibility to Plasmodium vivax , and the polymorphism is found more frequently in individuals whose ancestors lived in malaria‐endemic regions such as Sub‐Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. In June, Dr Lauren Merz and colleagues published ANC ranges for individuals who are Duffy‐null 2 . Here, she discusses with HemaSphere Scientific Editor, Stephen Hibbs, the relevance of this work, the limitations of ethnicity as a concept, and other unquestioned practices within haematology.…”

“…In June, Dr Lauren Merz and colleagues published ANC ranges for individuals who are Duffy-null. 2 Here, she discusses with HemaSphere Scientific Editor, Stephen Hibbs, the relevance of this work, the limitations of ethnicity as a concept, and other unquestioned practices within haematology.…”