Table 1

Distribution of HFE gene mutations in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection

Mutation statusNo (%)
Cys282Tyr/Cys282Tyr 3 (1.8)
His63Asp/His63Asp 4 (2.4)
Cys282Tyr/His63Asp 8 (4.9)
Cys282Tyr/wild type 26 (15.8)
His63Asp/wild type 33 (20.1)
Wild type/wild type 90 (54.9)
Total164 (100)