Why do we see Howell-Jolly bodies in patients who have had a splenectomy? Explain your answer

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: The spleen is responsible for pitting out RBC inclusions including remnant DNA. In cases of splenectomy/autosplenectomy, the Howell-Jolly body is the remnant DNA.

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