Erythrocyte soluble proteome analysis in hemolytic anaemia patients

We investigated the RBCs of a hemolytic anemia patient using quantitative proteomics. We used stable isotope dimethyl labeling to accurately quantify the RBC proteins. As controls, 1) samples of four healthy subjects were taken to account for normal variation in healthy individuals, and 2) samples of two non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia patients were taken to account for differences in protein levels due to elevated reticulocyte content. We used a combination of strong cation exchange (SCX) chromatography with nanoLC-MS/MS, enabling quantification of RBC proteins.