Table 2

 Iron status in family members identified as C282Y homozygotes

Subject no.SexAge (years)Tsat (%) T0/T1Ferritin (μg/l) T0/T1Amount of iron removed (g)*
*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.
IM†739/42190/220NA
IIM†3463/73§430/680§6.5
IIIM†3247/59342/5255.25
IVM‡4148/75150/5426.0
VM‡2479/ND672/ND6.5
VIF†3025/3315/46NA
VIIF‡2778/89137/6345.5
VIIIF†2310/2212/55NA
IXF‡4988/92100/2260.5
XF‡2765/6832/82NA