Table 1 Laboratory results of an 8 year old with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy in Cameroon

Haemoglobin concentration

13 g/dl

WBC count

8700 cells/µl

4000–10000 cells/µl

Neutrophils

4800 cells/µl

1500–7500 cells/µl

Eosinophils

2 cells/µl

1–6 cells/µl

Lymphocytes

2500 cells/µl

1200–4000 cells/µl

Platelets

250,000 cells/µl

150000–45000 cells/µl

Fasting blood sugar

98 mg/dl

65–100 mg/dl

Total cholesterol

145 mg/dl

140–199 mg/dl

Triglycerides

98 mg/dl

≤150 mg/dl

Creatine kinase (CK)

350 IU/l

170 IU/l

Stool exam

No ova, no larva

HIV serology

Negative