Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major
Objective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among patients with β-thalassemia major and to determine the most prevalent genotype for this virus.Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-two β-thalassemia major patients who were previousl...
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| author | Suleimman Ahmad Al-Sweedan Said Jaradat Khitam Amer Wail Hayajneh Hazem Haddad |
| author_facet | Suleimman Ahmad Al-Sweedan Said Jaradat Khitam Amer Wail Hayajneh Hazem Haddad |
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| description | Objective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among patients with β-thalassemia major and to determine the most prevalent genotype for this virus.Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-two β-thalassemia major patients who were previously diagnosed at the molecular level were included. All plasma samples were tested for the presence of antibodies by ELISA. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used in the quantitation the HCV RNA viral loads, and consequently, patients with high virus titer were genotyped by the linear array.Results: Forty of the patients were anti-HCV positive. The prevalence of anti-HCV was significantly higher in patients who received blood transfusion before 1993 (83.7%) than in those who received it after 1993 (16.3%) (p=0.000). β-thalassemia major patients with HCV infection had significantly higher rates of elevated aspartate aminotransferase (54.4% vs 40.5%, p=0.045) and alanine aminotransferase (72.47% vs 37.47%, p=0.00) and of splenectomy (54.8% vs 45.2%, p=0.004) than β-thalassemia major patients without HCV.Conclusion: HCV genotype 4 is the commonest genotype in multi-transfused patients with β-thalassemia major in Jordan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcdf370237724883bf4f4dba251dca322023-09-03T07:22:06ZengGalenos Publishing HouseTurkish Journal of Hematology1300-77771308-52632011-03-0128014751Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia majorSuleimman Ahmad Al-SweedanSaid JaradatKhitam AmerWail HayajnehHazem HaddadObjective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among patients with β-thalassemia major and to determine the most prevalent genotype for this virus.Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-two β-thalassemia major patients who were previously diagnosed at the molecular level were included. All plasma samples were tested for the presence of antibodies by ELISA. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used in the quantitation the HCV RNA viral loads, and consequently, patients with high virus titer were genotyped by the linear array.Results: Forty of the patients were anti-HCV positive. The prevalence of anti-HCV was significantly higher in patients who received blood transfusion before 1993 (83.7%) than in those who received it after 1993 (16.3%) (p=0.000). β-thalassemia major patients with HCV infection had significantly higher rates of elevated aspartate aminotransferase (54.4% vs 40.5%, p=0.045) and alanine aminotransferase (72.47% vs 37.47%, p=0.00) and of splenectomy (54.8% vs 45.2%, p=0.004) than β-thalassemia major patients without HCV.Conclusion: HCV genotype 4 is the commonest genotype in multi-transfused patients with β-thalassemia major in Jordan.http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&plng=eng&un=TJH-65872Virologytransfusionthalassemia |
| spellingShingle | Suleimman Ahmad Al-Sweedan Said Jaradat Khitam Amer Wail Hayajneh Hazem Haddad Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major Turkish Journal of Hematology Virology transfusion thalassemia |
| title | Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major |
| title_full | Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major |
| title_short | Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in multiple transfused Jordanian patients with β-thalassemia major |
| title_sort | seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis c virus in multiple transfused jordanian patients with β thalassemia major |
| topic | Virology transfusion thalassemia |
| url | http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&plng=eng&un=TJH-65872 |
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