abstract background: the study was established to define the prevalence of neonatal microcytosis and to estimate the incidence rate of alpha-thalassemia as its leading cause, in tehran, iran. materials and methods: overall, 800 neonates were selected from two populations of newborns and admitted neonates. three hundred and sixty-one cord blood samples were obtained from deliveries in mahdieh ho...

background: the risk of infection by transfusion-transmitted viruses has been reduced remarkably. however, a zero-risk blood supply is still desirable. the screening for antibody to hbc (anti-hbc) has been shown as an alternative test for the detection of hbv infection. objective: the main aim of this study was to evaluate hbv infection markers and the potential value of anti-hbc testing of blo...