Table 1

Biologic parameters of the patient and of his relatives at the time of the present study (2008)

Normal valuesPatientFatherMotherTwin sisterElder sister
Age, y  14 48 47 14 16 
Hb, g/L 120-155 86 151 127 144 142 
Hematocrit 0.36-0.45 0.30 0.44 0.38 0.43 0.42 
MCV, fL 80-90 54.3 85.7 85.8 86 79.1 
Reticulocytes, 109/L 50-100 30 ND ND ND ND 
Iron status       
    Serum iron (μmol/L) 14.5-26.0 2.44 22 14.5 12 19 
    Serum ferritin (μg/L) 30-300 (M), 20-150 (F) 88 10.4 20.2 
    Soluble transferrin receptors (mg/L) 0.83-1.76 6.52 1.44 1.52 1.6 1.17 
    Plasma hepcidin (ng/mL) *29-254 (M), *16-288 (F) 70 191 24 66 86 
Normal valuesPatientFatherMotherTwin sisterElder sister
Age, y  14 48 47 14 16 
Hb, g/L 120-155 86 151 127 144 142 
Hematocrit 0.36-0.45 0.30 0.44 0.38 0.43 0.42 
MCV, fL 80-90 54.3 85.7 85.8 86 79.1 
Reticulocytes, 109/L 50-100 30 ND ND ND ND 
Iron status       
    Serum iron (μmol/L) 14.5-26.0 2.44 22 14.5 12 19 
    Serum ferritin (μg/L) 30-300 (M), 20-150 (F) 88 10.4 20.2 
    Soluble transferrin receptors (mg/L) 0.83-1.76 6.52 1.44 1.52 1.6 1.17 
    Plasma hepcidin (ng/mL) *29-254 (M), *16-288 (F) 70 191 24 66 86 

ND indicates not determined; M, male; F, female.

*

5% to 95 % range (T. Ganz, G. Olbina, D. Girelli, E. Nemeth, M.W., unpublished data).

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