One of the major infections transmitted through the bloodstream is hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection. Patients with thalassemia requiring frequent blood transfusions are at risk for HCV …

Results: It seems that persistent antigenic stimulation and oxidative stress from excessive
iron are the two main pathophysiologic factors of TM impacting the immune system …

Background Thalassemia as a hereditary hemoglobinopathy is the most common
monogenic disease worldwide. Patients with thalassemia require regular blood transfusion …

This study was conducted in the Hereditary Blood Diseases Center in Dhi Qar Governorate
from the beginning of the third month of the year 2023 to the end of the third month of the …

Background β-thalassemia major is a genetic issue depicted by a diminished speed of
hemoglobin creation, provoking insufficient association of no less than one globin chain …

Aim: Clinical importance of HBeAg and HBeAb positivity was assessed in 309 patients with
chronic HBV infection. Patients & methods: Clinical, biochemical and serological data were …

Background Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered as one of the leading
causes of liver disease in thalassemic patients in Iran. Over 40% of the mortality in these …

ABSTRACT A genetic disorder known as β-thalassemia major is characterized by a
decreased rate of hemoglobin synthesis, which results in inadequate binding of at least one …

Background After splenectomy, the immune system is modified; there are numerous
quantitative and functional defects involving T and B lymphocytes and blood anomalies of …

Background: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are
significant concerns in patients with inherited disorders of hemoglobin (IDH). Objectives …