Table 1

 Patient profile

PatientNoAge (year)SexLesionDuration of disorder (years)HistopathologyGenotype
Hetero, heterozygotic for the lactoferrin Glu561Asp gene; Homo, homozygotic for the lactoferrin Glu561Asp gene. np: not performed. 1<: more than 1 year.
130MRight downward3+Hetero
241FRight downward16+Hetero
367FRight downward10+Hetero
417FRight downward4–5+Hetero
562FRight downward3+Homo
612FRight downward1<npHetero
778FRight downward10npHetero
817FLeft downward17+Hetero
985MRight downward1–2npHomo