Hepcidin levels were substantially higher in DS (YDS, mean ± SD: 376.36 ± 475.4 μg/L), and ODS, 241.02 ± 430.5 μg/L) compared to both young and old controls (YC, 23.89 ± 19.1 μg/L, and OC, 26.56 ± 16.1 μg/L, R2 0.35, p < 0.0001, Figure 7B). This evidence concerns the gene HAMP and Dravet syndrome.