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Departments of Medicine and Chemical Pathology, Medical School, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Ghent,
B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Unit of Renal and Infectious Diseases, AZ St. Jan,
B-8000 Bruges, Belgium.
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Department of Medicine, Howard University, Washington,
DC 20059.
a Address correspondence to this author at: Department of Clinical Chemistry Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. Fax 32-9-240-4985; e-mail joris.delanghe{at}rug.ac.be
Background: Genetic variants of human transferrin (TF) have been described, but little is known about their functional differences. We studied iron status according to TF phenotype in a healthy Zimbabwean population and in subjects at risk of African iron overload.
Methods: The study population consisted of 483 nondrinkers, 31 drinking spouse pairs, and 5 family pedigrees (n = 88) with index cases of iron overload. TF phenotypes were determined using starch gel electrophoresis. To evaluate iron status, serum iron, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), ferritin, and soluble TF receptors were measured, and the percentage of saturation and the serum iron:TF ratio were calculated. The binding of the TF variants was studied by equilibrium dialysis.
Results: The reference population was characterized by a high TF D allele frequency (0.050) and a complete absence of homozygous TF DD individuals. Similar allele frequencies were observed in subjects at risk of African iron overload. In the reference population, male TF CD heterozygotes had significantly lower (P <0.01) values for serum iron, TIBC, TF saturation, and serum iron:TF ratio than the TF CC homozygotes; in females, only TIBC was significantly different. Overall red blood cell indices did not differ according to TF phenotype. In the population at risk of African iron overload, only serum iron:TF ratio was consistently significantly lower in TF CD phenotypes (P <0.05). After equilibrium dialysis, the amount of iron bound by TF was significantly lower (P <0.01) in TF CD individuals.
Conclusions: The present data demonstrate a functional difference between TF phenotypes in blacks.
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