Frequency of HFE polymorphisms in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and controls
| Polymorphisms | Patients with ALS | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| AlS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | ||||
| H63D/wild type | 41 | 27.5 | 25 | 14.8 |
| H63D/H63D | 2 | 1.3 | – | – |
| C282Y/wild type | 5 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.8 |
| S65C/wild type | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Wild/wild type | 99 | 66.4 | 139 | 82.7 |
| Total | 149 | 100 | 168 | 100 |