Molecular Epidemiology of HCV Infection among Multi-Transfused β-Thalassemia Patients in Eastern India: A Six-Year Observation

epidemiology of hcv infection among thalassemia patients in eastern mediterranean countries: some comments

Prevalence of Anti-hcv, Hbsag, Hiv among Multi-transfused Thalassemic Individuals and Their Socio-economic Background in Eastern India

Objective: The objective was to study the serological prevalence of post-transfusion transmitted infections such as hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and HIV among multi-transfused thalassemic individuals of the Eastern India and the socio and financial difficulties faced by them. Methods: The study was carried out from January 2012 until December 2014 involving 1711 thalassemic...

Red Blood Cells Alloimmunization and Autoimmunization in Multi-transfused Thalassemia Patients in South of Iran

Background: Recurrent blood transfusion is a common treatment in patients with thalassemia. The development of antibodies against red blood cell (RBC) antigens complicates RBC cross-matching, enhances the in vivo destruction of transfused cells, accelerates tissue iron overloading, delays the provision of safe transfusion, and reduces health-related quality of life. Materials and Methods: In t...

seroprevalence of hcv antibody among patients with β-thalassemia major in amirkola thalassemia center, iran

β- thalassemia major is a common hemoglobinopathy in humans. in some journals, numerous studies have reported different prevalence of hepatitis c among β- thalassemia major because thalassemic patients need multiple blood transfusions and blood transfusion is a common transmission pathway for hepatitis c virus. thus this study was performed for detection of anti-hcv between β- thalassemia major...

Molecular epidemiology of β-thalassemia in Pakistan: Far reaching implications

β-thalassaemia, an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy, is one of the commonest genetically transmitted disorders throughout the world. Collective measures including carrier identification, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis are required for preventing β-thalassemia. To achieve this objective, Identification of the spectrum of genetic mutations, especially for various ethnic backgrounds...