Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes amongst the beta-thalassemia patients in north of Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 748-753

  Ghane, Masood ^a   Eghbali, Mina ^a   Nejad, Hamid Reza ^a   Saeb, Kivan ^a   Farahani, Maryam ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia patients; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENES, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 84873841281     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.748.753     Document Type: Article

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