[Prevalence of hemochromatosis-associated mutations in the hemochromatosis gene in the Danish population].

Introduction: Hereditary haemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by systemic iron overload. In Northern Europe, 85-90% of patients with haemochromatosis are homozygous for the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene. In the present study, we determined the prevalence of the haemochromatosis-associated mutations, C282Y and H63D, in the Danish general population.