Table 3.

Clinical information of the 3 patients with ferroportin mutations


Patient no.

Age, y/sex

Serum iron, μM

TIBC, μM*

Transferrin Saturation, %

Serum ferritin, μg/L

Mutation*

Cataract
48   61/M   23   50   44   4069   Exon 5, 774A>G; Asp157Gly   None  
38   63/M   8   46   16   3018   Exon 6, 850G>T; Gln182His   Bilateral cataract (46 y)  
39
 
49/F
 
Normal
 
NA
 
Normal
 
1700-2000
 
Exon 7, 1272G>T; Gly323Val
 
Bilateral cataract (operated at age 42 y)
 

Patient no.

Age, y/sex

Serum iron, μM

TIBC, μM*

Transferrin Saturation, %

Serum ferritin, μg/L

Mutation*

Cataract
48   61/M   23   50   44   4069   Exon 5, 774A>G; Asp157Gly   None  
38   63/M   8   46   16   3018   Exon 6, 850G>T; Gln182His   Bilateral cataract (46 y)  
39
 
49/F
 
Normal
 
NA
 
Normal
 
1700-2000
 
Exon 7, 1272G>T; Gly323Val
 
Bilateral cataract (operated at age 42 y)
 

Numbering is from the human ferroportin cDNA (GenBank accession no. AF226614). NA indicates not available.

*

TIBC indicates total iron binding capacity. Normal value is 45-75 μM.

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