A patient is suspected of having HS.However there appear to be less than 1% spherocytes on the peripheral blood smear and the osmotic fragility test is normal.What test could be performed to increase the sensitivity of testing for HS?

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The incubated osmotic fragility test is more sensitive for detecting hereditary spherocytosis (HS) as it involves incubating the blood sample, which can reveal increased fragility not apparent in the standard test.

A Patient Is Suspected of Having HS