Table 1. The Frequency of HFE Gene Mutations in Two Groups of Cirrhotic Patients and Normal Blood Donors, According to the Presence or Absence of ron Overload.

	C 282Y, No.(%)		H63D, NO. (%)		No Mutation, No. (%)
	Homozygote	Heterozygote	Homozygote	Heterozygote
Patients (n = 100)
Iron overload	0	0	0	1 (1)	13 (13)
Normal iron	0	0	0	21 (21)	65 (65)
Normal controls (n = 50)
Iron overload	0	0	0	1 (2)	2 (4)
Normal iron	0	0	0	12 (26)	34 (68)