epidemiology
Hereditary haemochromatosis is a condition seen throughout the world (1).
Around 80% of cases display homozygous C282Ymutation of the HFE gene on chromosome 6.
Compound heterozygosity for C282Y/H63D is present in 4-7% of patients while homozyguous H63D is seen in around 1% (1)
Around 5% are non HFE mutations (1).
Reference:
Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.