Table 1.

Characteristics at diagnosis of patients with juvenile hemochromatosis



Kinship, case number

A, II-5
A, II-6
A, III-1
A, III-2
A, III-3
A, III-6
B, II-3
HJV genotype   C80R/L101P   C80R/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   I222N/G320V  
Age at diagnosis, y/sex   23/F   21/F   23/F   21/M   18/F   8/F   23/F  
Age at first objective symptoms, y   18   17   13   15   12   —   17  
Serum iron, μM   49.4   58.2   47.1   42.1   46   49.6   39.0  
Transferrin saturation, %   96   98   90   97   92   90   85  
Serum ferritin, μg/L   ND   ND   2647   4425   2003   1047   ND  
Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   No   Yes  
Cardiomyopathy   No   No   No   Yes   No   No   Yes  
Hepatomegaly   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes  
Hepatic cirrhosis on biopsy
 
No
 
No
 
ND
 
Yes
 
ND
 
ND
 
Yes
 


Kinship, case number

A, II-5
A, II-6
A, III-1
A, III-2
A, III-3
A, III-6
B, II-3
HJV genotype   C80R/L101P   C80R/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   L101P/L101P   I222N/G320V  
Age at diagnosis, y/sex   23/F   21/F   23/F   21/M   18/F   8/F   23/F  
Age at first objective symptoms, y   18   17   13   15   12   —   17  
Serum iron, μM   49.4   58.2   47.1   42.1   46   49.6   39.0  
Transferrin saturation, %   96   98   90   97   92   90   85  
Serum ferritin, μg/L   ND   ND   2647   4425   2003   1047   ND  
Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   No   Yes  
Cardiomyopathy   No   No   No   Yes   No   No   Yes  
Hepatomegaly   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes  
Hepatic cirrhosis on biopsy
 
No
 
No
 
ND
 
Yes
 
ND
 
ND
 
Yes
 

The characteristics are based on an earlier publication.—indicates not known; and ND, not done.

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