68. A 35-year-old man presented with chronic anemia and mild jaundice. He also noticed dark urine occasionally in the morning. CBC: Hb 8 g/dL, WBC 3,800/mm3, platelet 90,000/mm3. RBC morphology: hypochromic microcytic, anisocytosis 2+, spherocyte – few, polychromasia – few, basophilic stippling, NRC 1/100 WBCs. What is the primary defect of red blood cells in this patient? *