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A 7-year-old boy presents to the physician with his parent due to severe abdominal pain for the past several days. The patient states the pain occurs “randomly” while playing,and would often go away on its own. His last bowel movement was 3 days ago. The parent reports being called to meet with the boy’s teacher several times in the last 2 months due to the boy’s poor academic performance and inability to sit still. He also states that other children at the patient’s school have had similar symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. Physical examination shows pale conjunctiva. Oropharyngeal examination reveals lines of hyperpigmentation on the gingiva. The abdomen is slightly distended and tender to palpation. Peripheral blood smear shows the following:    


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Which of the following best describes the aggregates seen in the red blood cell identified by the arrow?  

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