Table 1.

Clinical chemistry data.

	First visit time of biopsy	End of follow up control biopsy	Reference values
Hemoglobin (g/L)	112	153	120-160
Hematocrit	35	45	0.37-0.47
Serum iron (µmol/L)	7.0	26.0	11.1-31.1
Transferrin (g/L)	2.5	1.9	2.0-3.6
Transferrin saturation (%)	<15	54	16-45
Ferritin (µg/L)	11	78	30-150

Under iron substitution 100 mg q.d.