A5031830482- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
Shahid Beheshti University
2013-2014
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2013-2014
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has infected approximately 170 million people worldwide. While the seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibody among Iranian blood donors is 0.13%, HCV infection prevalent in 59-80% injecting drug users. One hundred seventy-eight positive patients were referred to Gastroenterology Department at Taleghani Hospital (Tehran, Iran) between June 2007 and 2012. Out 178 samples, 142 for HCV-RNA. subtypes determined using phylogenetic analysis NS5B or 5'UTR/core regions. Of viremic...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the leading causes chronic liver disease. Seven genotypes and more than 80 subtypes have been identified for HCV so far. To date, 10 (3a to 3i; 3k) genotype 3 identified. In 2006, two isolates were reported from Iran that belonged a new subtype 3. However, considering consensus proposal nomenclature, available sequences did not correspond regions are required be analyzed prior assignment. During study on molecular epidemiology in Iran, an isolate (FSM165)...
: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates have been divided into six major genotypes, each of them further several subtypes. Previous studies shown that the most frequent genotype in Iranian patients with HCV infection is 1a, followed by 3a, 1b and 4. Infections 6 not previously observed these patients. In this report, we will describe first diagnosis genotype-6 Iran. The case was a 62-year-old man positive anti-HCV antibody. Alanine aminotransferase aspartate levels were 14 32 IU/L respectively....