Effects of hepatitis B and C infections on lipid profile and complement 3 , 4 in patients in AL- Najaf governorate

The study was conducted 30 out patients infected by viral hepatitis type C , 30 infected with viral hepatitis type B and 20 control people to determine the effect of infection with viral hepatitis C and B on levels of complement 3 and complement 4, TG, HDL, LDL and VLDL in patients infected with viral hepatitis C and B compared with healthy group. Who have visited Al-Sadder medical city and Al-Hakeem Hospital in Al- Najaf governorate during the period from March 2014 till January 2015. The results showed significant decrease (P 0.01) in levels of C3 and C4. also decrease in levels of HDL , VLDL and triglyceride in patients in both HBV HCV in compared to control group ,but increased LDL concentration in patients compared to control group and the increase in patients with type B more than type C.