Author/Authors :
Mahboobi, Nastaran Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran , Behnava, Bita Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Alavian, Moayed Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
At the beginning of the third millennium, Hepatitis
C virus (HCV) infection continues to be a major health
hazard, with 170 million chronically infected people
worldwide (1). Recent research has found that the
prevalence of HCV infection in Iran is 1% and 0.1% in males
and females, respectively (2).
Keywords :
IL28B , Genotype , Hepatitis C virus , Iran
