Although the preapheresis HPC count could predict mobilization in healthy donors before leukapheresis, it may not be a superior index for predicting CD34+ cell yield compared with the preharvest CD34+ cell count.

Group A or B neonates with a group O mother have lower mean Hb, Hct, and RBC values for CBUs than other neonates. The role of RBC indices in predicting neonatal hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia remains unclear and further studies are needed to identify the possible clinical association.