Iron status in family members identified as C282Y homozygotes
Subject no. | Sex | Age (years) | Tsat (%) T0/T1 | Ferritin (μg/l) T0/T1 | Amount of iron removed (g)* |
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*To maintain to Tsat ⩽25% and ferritin ⩽50 μg/l. Subject identified through: †C282Y homozygous newborn; ‡C282Y heterozygous newborn. Transferrin saturation (Tsat %) and serum ferritin (μg/l) at genotyping (T0); T1 is 6 months or §3 months past T0. NA, not applicable. | |||||
I | M† | 7 | 39/42 | 190/220 | NA |
II | M† | 34 | 63/73§ | 430/680§ | 6.5 |
III | M† | 32 | 47/59 | 342/525 | 5.25 |
IV | M‡ | 41 | 48/75 | 150/542 | 6.0 |
V | M‡ | 24 | 79/ND | 672/ND | 6.5 |
VI | F† | 30 | 25/33 | 15/46 | NA |
VII | F‡ | 27 | 78/89 | 137/634 | 5.5 |
VIII | F† | 23 | 10/22 | 12/55 | NA |
IX | F‡ | 49 | 88/92 | 100/226 | 0.5 |
X | F‡ | 27 | 65/68 | 32/82 | NA |