Haemochromatosis mutation in the UK

FOI REF: FOI/2023/4997

You asked

1. How many people across the UK have been diagnosed officially with haemochromatosis?

2. How many haemochromatosis patients have osteoarthritis?

3. How many haemochromatosis patients have cardiovascular disease?

4. How many haemochromatosis patients have liver cirrhosis or liver carcinoma?

5. Why did UK Biobank only use figures from England, Wales, Scotland and exclude Ireland even though they have the highest population of cases?

We said

Thank you for your request.

Unfortunately, we do not hold data regarding incidence of haemochromatosis mutation for the UK or constituent countries.

The following departments may be better placed to assist:

• England: NHS Digital who can be contacted at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.

• Wales: NHS Wales who can be contacted by using this page Freedom of information - Digital Health and Care Wales.

• Scotland: Public Health Scotland who can be contacted at PHS.FOI@phs.scot.

• Northern Ireland: Department of health who can be contacted on webmaster@health-ni.gov.uk. Alternatively please contact the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) at info@nisra.gov.uk.