Viral hepatitis c in thalassaemia: determination of antibody hcv frequency in mutitransfused thalassaemia patients

ABSTRACT

Background: Thalassemias are a group of genetic blood diseases. These patients are blood transfusion dependent because of genetic inability to produce hemoglobin according to body needs. Due to repeated transfusions, these patients are vulnerable to HCV, HBV and HIV like blood transmitted diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine post transfusion HCV frequency in these patients