July 22, 2025Hepatitis MonthlyOpen Access

PiS and PiZ Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Polymorphism and the Risk of Chronic Hepatitis C in North East of Iran

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Chronic hepatitis C patients show significantly higher frequencies of the S and Z variants of alpha-1 antitrypsin, indicating a genetic risk factor.
Patients with these variants had S variant frequencies of 23.44%, compared to 5.77% in controls, marking a substantial difference.
Using RFLP-PCR, genetic variations related to liver function were analyzed in 68 hepatitis C patients and 68 controls.
Findings imply that higher prevalence of certain gene variants among patients could increase susceptibility to hepatitis C.

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Analysis reveals higher HCV susceptibility linked to alpha-1 antitrypsin gene variants in patients, suggesting genetic influence.

Ahadi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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