Эпидемиологическая и вирусологическая характеристики инфекции, вызванной вирусом гепатита с у лиц с р-талассемией

Serological and molecular testing of blood sera from 40 thalassemia patients, living in Baku, for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) and this virus RNA, was carried out. The results were compared with the data of a similar study in residents of Baku normal subjects and subjects at a high risk of parenteral HCV infection. The incidence of the above markers of HCV infection and virological characteristics of this infection in thalassemia patients are presented.