Table 1.
Estimated prevalence of Haemochromatosis mutation in the general population
| N | H63D allele frequency | C282Y frequency | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||||
| North | ||||
| North Ireland | 404 | 14.10% | 9.9% | Murphy, 1998 |
| Denmark | 200 | 12.75% | 6.75% | Steffen, 1998 |
| Norway | 94 | 11.20% | 6.4% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Sweden | 117 | 12.39% | 3.84% | Cardoso, 1998 |
| South | ||||
| France | 503 | 12.23% | 1.07% | Piperno, 1998 |
| Germany | 153 | 14.07% | 2.96% | Gottschalk, 1998 |
| Greece | 196 | 13.50% | 1.3% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Spain | 420 | 20.40% | 3.09% | Sanchez, 1998 |
| Turkey | 70 | 13.57% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Africa/Middle East | ||||
| Middle East | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 118 | 8.5% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| North | ||||
| North Africa | 171 | 13.2% | 9.0% | Aguilar, 1997 |
| Benghazi-Libya | 100 | 17% | 0% | Current study |
| South | ||||
| Gambia | 39 | 1.3% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Senegal | 130 | 0% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1.3% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1.9% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Zambia | 76 | 0.7% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Asia | ||||
| China | 72 | 2.8% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 2.8% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Taiwan | 80 | 1.9% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Australasia | ||||
| Australia (aboriginals) | 93 | 0% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| Australia (vanuatuans) | 90 | 0.6% | 0% | Clarke, 1997 |
| America | ||||
| Mexico | 54 | 6.5% | 0% | Clarke ,1997 |
| Jamaica | 90 | 2.2% | 1.1% | Clarke, 1997 |
| United States | 5171 | 13.5% | 5.4% | Karen, 2001 |