HFE C282Y homozygotes aged 25-29 years at HEIRS study initial screening
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2007
Abstract
We characterized HFE C282Y homozygotes aged 25-29 years in the HEmochromatosis and IRon Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study using health questionnaire responses, transferrin saturation (TfSat), serum ferritin (SF), and HFE genotyping. In eight homozygotes, we used denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and sequencing to search for HFE2 (= HJV), TFR2, HAMP, SLC40A1 (= FPN1), and FTL mutations. Sixteen of 4,008 White or Hispanic participants aged 25-29 years had C282Y homozygosity (15 White, 1 Hispanic); 15 were previously undiagnosed. Eleven had elevated TfSat; nine had elevated SF. None reported iron overload-associated abnormalities. No deleterious non-HFE mutations were detected. The prevalence of C282Y homozygosity in White or Hispanic HEIRS Study participants aged 25-29 years did not differ significantly from the prevalence of C282Y homozygosity in older White or Hispanic HEIRS Study participants. The prevalences of reports of iron overload-associated abnormalities were not significantly different in these 16 C282Y homozygotes and in HFE wt/wt control participants aged 25-29 years who did not report having hemochromatosis or iron overload. We conclude that C282Y homozygotes aged 25-29 years diagnosed by screening infrequently report having iron overload-associated abnormalities, although some have elevated SF. Screening using an elevated TfSat criterion would fail to detect some C282Y homozygotes aged 25-29 years. © 2007 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Recommended Citation
Barton, James C.; Acton, Ronald T.; Leiendecker-Foster, Catherine; Lovato, Laura; Adams, Paul C.; McLaren, Gordon D.; Eckfeldt, John H.; McLaren, Christine E.; Reboussin, David M.; Gordeuk, Victor R.; Speechley, Mark R.; Reiss, Jacob A.; Press, Richard D.; and Dawkins, Fitzroy W., "HFE C282Y homozygotes aged 25-29 years at HEIRS study initial screening" (2007). The Center For Sickle Cell Disease Faculty Publications. 155.
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