In the lungs, the dectin-1 levels in the LE and HE groups were noticeably increased (LE group, 0.7660 ± 0.0803-fold and HE group, 0.8347 ± 0.0832-fold) compared to the CCP group (0.568 ± 0.0485-fold). This evidence concerns the gene CLEC7A and hereditary elliptocytosis.