Table 2.
Frequency distribution of TMPRSS6 A736V, HFE C282Y, and HFE H63D gene variants (expressed as %) in two patient groups with IDA (sideropenic anemia) and ACD (ESRD patients).
| Genotype/allele | Sideropenic anemia (n = 31) | ESRD patients (n = 126) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMPRSS6 A736V | |||
| A/A | 22.6 | 18.3 | 0.860 |
| A/G | 45.2 | 47.6 | |
| G/G | 32.3 | 34.1 | |
| A allele | 55.0 | 42.0 | 0.689 |
| H-W (χ2, p) | 0.241 (0.623) | 0.07 (0.796) | |
| HFE H63D | |||
| C/C | 87.1 | 78.6 | 0.285 |
| C/G | 12.9 | 21.4 | |
| G/G | 0 | 0 | |
| G allele | 6.4 | 10.7 | 0.313 |
| H-W (χ2, p) | 0.147 (0.928) | 1.808 (0.405) | |
| HFE C282Y | |||
| G/G | 93.5 | 95.2 | 0.720 |
| G/A | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
| A/A | 0 | 0 | |
| A allele | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.143 |
| H-W (χ2, p) | 0.035 (0.982) | 0.076 (0.962) | |
| HFE haplotypes | |||
| wt/wt | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.546 |
| C282Y/wt | 0.06 | 0.05 | |
| H63D/wt | 0.13 | 0.21 | |