Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Patients with Major β-Thalassemia in Mashhad, Northeast Iran

Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Patients with Major β-Thalassemia in Mashhad, Northeast Iran

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered to be the major cause of post-transfusion hepatitis in patients with thalassemia. We aimed to determine the HCV prevalence, genotypes, and viral load among patients with major β-thalassemia in Mashhad, Iran. METHODS Medical records of all 550 pat...

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Main Authors: Sanaz Ahmadi-Ghezeldasht, Zahra Badiei, Hamid Reza Sima, Mohammad Reza Hedayati-Moghaddam, Meysam Habibi, Mohsen Khamooshi, Ahmad Azimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
Genotype
Prevalence
Viral load
Beta-Thalassemia
Iran
Online Access:http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1796

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