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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2012)

July 2012

Evaluation of antibody frequency against HBV, HCV and HTLV-1

  • Seyed Mohammad Ebrahim Tahaei
  • Seyed Reza Mohebbi
  • Seyed Reza Fatemi
  • Pedram Azimzadeh
  • Dariush Mirsattari
  • Azar Sanati
  • Afsaneh Sharifian

Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, Vol. 5 No. 3 (2012), 1 July 2012
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v5i3.281 Published: 2012-07-01

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Abstract

Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the frequency of antibody against these viruses in individuals attending the endoscopy ward of Taleghani hospital Tehran, Iran.

Background: Blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus and HTLV-1 virus are among the world’s public health problems. Hepatitis viruses cause liver problems and HTLV-1 infection can lead to adult T-Cell lymphoma (ATL).

Patients and methods: Blood samples of 219 individuals attending the endoscopy ward of Taleghani hospital between years 2009-2011 were collected. A questionnaire containing demographic data was completed for each subject. Blood samples were tested for antibody against HTLV-1, HCV and HBc by ELISA (Dia.pro Italy). In case of positive results for anti-HBc, samples were also tested for HBs Ag antigen.

Results: Ninety two subjects were male and 127 were female. Mean age of the population was 39.87 ± 16.47. None of the subjects had anti-HCV antibody, while 4 of them had anti-HTLV-1 antibody and 26 anti-HBc antibody; which only two of these individuals had HBs Antibody.

Conclusion: The results of this study show that frequency of anti-HCV and anti-HTLV-1 antibodies are very low, while the frequency of anti-HBc was higher in the population. Since HTLV-1 is the causative agent of a type of blood cancer, it seems that screening of donated bloods in this region should be considered.

Keywords:
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Hepatitis C virus
  • HTLV-1
  • Frequency
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Tahaei, S. M. E., Mohebbi, S. R., Fatemi, S. R., Azimzadeh, P., Mirsattari, D., Sanati, A., & Sharifian, A. (2012). Evaluation of antibody frequency against HBV, HCV and HTLV-1. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v5i3.281
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