Author/Editor		Terzić, Rifet; Šehić, Amela; Teran, Nataša; Terzić, Ibrahim; Peterlin, Borut
Title		Frequency of HFE gene mutations C282Y and H63D in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type		članek
Source		Coll Antropol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 30, št. 3
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 555-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Genetic epidemiology studies of hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) have shown a high prevalence of the C282Y mutation in individuals of the North Western European origin, whereas lower prevalence of HFE gene mutations was detected in the populations from southern European countries. However, no HFE mutation prevalence data have been provided for the population of Bosnia-Herzegovina so far. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of the C282Y and H63D HFE gene mutations in the population of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Among 200 analysed subjects 8 (4%) were C282Y heterozygotes; no C282Y homozygotes were found. The frequency of the H63D allele was 11.5%. There were 33 (16.5%) heterozygotes and 6 (3%) homozygotes for the H63D mutation. One (0.5%) compound heterozygote C282Y/H63D was identified. The observed C282Y and H63D allele frequency was 2.25% (95% confidence interval: 1.2-4.2) and 11.5% (95% confidence interval: 8.7-14.9), respectively. The prevalence of the C282Y and H63D mutations was estimated in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which fit well in the European northwest-to-southeast gradient of the C282Y mutation distribution. In addition, these results have an important implication for clinical evaluation of HHC in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Descriptors		BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA GENETICS, POPULATION GENOTYPE HEMOCHROMATOSIS HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I MEMBRANE PROTEINS MUTATION