A 35-year-old woman presents with progressive fatigue and dyspnea. Peripheral blood smear shows polychromasia, nucleated RBCs, and spherocytes with a negative direct antiglobulin test (DAT). Reticulocyte count is 12% (normal 0.5–2%). Which investigation is most appropriate to establish the underlying etiology?

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