ISSN: 1300-0292
İndekslendiği Dizinler: SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED
CINAHL, Index Copernicus,
Chemical Abstracts (CA),
Excerpta Medica / EMBASE
Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
|
|
|
|
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes In The Southeast Region Of Turkey
Dr. Timuçin ÇİL,a Dr. Tuncer ÖZEKİNCİ,b Dr. Vedat GÖRAL,c Dr. Abdullah ALTINTAŞd
aTıbbi Onkoloji BD, bMikrobiyoloji ABD, cGastroenteroloji BD, dHematoloji BD, Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, DİYARBAKIR
Objective: Six major HCV genotypes (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6) have been shown worldwide so far. In this study we determined the genotypes of HCV RNA in anti-HCV and HCV RNA positive patients.
Material and Methods: Thirty patients were enrolled in this study. Eight patients’ genotypes could not be determined, because of defect of transporting, storing or PCR analysis.
Results: All of the patients had 3 type genotypes; genotype 1a, 1b and 3a. Five patients showed genotype 1a (22.7%) pattern, 16 patients showed genotype 1b (72.8%) pattern and 1 patient showed genotype 3a (4.5%) pattern.
Conclusion: Genotype 1b was found to be dominant in the southeast region of Turkey. Our results were similar with others performed in this area. In addition, dominant HCV genotype was 1b; however, the other genotypes have been increasingly determined.Keywords: Hepatitis C antibodies; genotype; hepatitis C virusTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2007, 27:496-500
|
|
|
|
|
