The relatively lower level of inflammation in the white population compared to the blacks may also be responsible for difference in pattern of iron deficiency.8 The mean value of C-reactive protein in this study was 3.02 ±1.45 μg/ml and was statistically significantly higher in the patients compared with control participants with a mean value of 1.51 ± 0.95μg/ml (p value<0.001). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is nutritional disorder.