Publications by authors named "Heidar Sharafi"

57Publications

Continuum of hepatitis C care cascade in prison and following release in the direct-acting antivirals era.

Authors:
Sanam Hariri Heidar Sharafi Mahdi Sheikh Shahin Merat Farnaz Hashemi Fatemeh Azimian Babak Tamadoni Rashid Ramazani Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Behzad Abbasi Mehrzad Tashakorian Ramin Alasvand Seyed Moayed Alavian Hossein Poustchi Reza Malekzadeh

Harm Reduct J 2020 Oct 20;17(1):80. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, N. Kargar St., 14117, Tehran, Iran.

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October 2020

Harm reduction during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran.

Authors:
Hamidreza Karimi-Sari Heidar Sharafi Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh Seyed Moayed Alavian

Lancet Psychiatry 2020 08;7(8):e57

Middle East Liver Diseases Center, Tehran, Iran.

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August 2020

Comment on "No evidence of occult HBV infection in population born after mass vaccination".

Authors:
Mahdi Safiabadi Heidar Sharafi

Wien Med Wochenschr 2020 Jul 20. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Middle East Liver Diseases Center, Tehran, Iran.

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July 2020

Global prevalence of HCV and/or HBV coinfections among people who inject drugs and female sex workers who live with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Roya Rashti Seyed Moayed Alavian Yousef Moradi Heidar Sharafi Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad Daem Roshani Ghobad Moradi

Arch Virol 2020 Sep 2;165(9):1947-1958. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

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September 2020

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Prevalence of HBsAg and HIV and HCV Antibodies among People Who Inject Drugs and Female Sex Workers.

Authors:
Roya Rashti Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Yousef Moradi Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad Ghobad Moradi

Pathogens 2020 May 31;9(6). Epub 2020 May 31.

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj 6617713446, Iran.

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May 2020

Real-life efficacy of generic sofosbuvir/ledipasvir for treatment of Iranian patients with chronic hepatitis C: A cohort study.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Hoda Alavian Bita Behnava Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh Mehri Nikbin Seyed Moayed Alavian

Caspian J Intern Med 2020 ;11(1):41-46

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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January 2020

The Rising Threat of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Results From Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2019 Dec 29;14(6):219-223. Epub 2020 Jan 29.

Middle East Liver Diseases Center Tehran Iran.

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December 2019

Changes in the distribution of etiologies of cirrhosis among patients referred for liver transplantation over 11 years in Iran.

Authors:
Sina Mohagheghi Zohreh Khajehahmadi Saman Nikeghbalian Seyed Moayed Alavian Amin Doosti-Irani Iraj Khodadadi Jamshid Karimi Heidar Sharafi Heidar Tavilani

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 07;32(7):844-850

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan.

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July 2020

Drug use and risk behaviour profile, and the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B among people with methamphetamine use in Iran.

Authors:
Ghobad Moradi Behzad Hajarizadeh Khaled Rahmani Amjad Mohamadi-Bolbanabad Sonia Darvishi Bushra Zareie Fatemeh Azimian Zavareh Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Rashid Ramazani Mehrdad Eftekhar Seyed Ramin Radfar Bakhtiar Piroozi Mohammad-Mehdi Gouya

Int J Drug Policy 2019 11 22;73:129-134. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Iranian Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

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November 2019

Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Authors:
Christina Fitzmaurice Degu Abate Naghmeh Abbasi Hedayat Abbastabar Foad Abd-Allah Omar Abdel-Rahman Ahmed Abdelalim Amir Abdoli Ibrahim Abdollahpour Abdishakur S M Abdulle Nebiyu Dereje Abebe Haftom Niguse Abraha Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad Ahmed Abualhasan Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji Shailesh M Advani Mohsen Afarideh Mahdi Afshari Mohammad Aghaali Dominic Agius Sutapa Agrawal Ayat Ahmadi Elham Ahmadian Ehsan Ahmadpour Muktar Beshir Ahmed Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari Tomi Akinyemiju Ziyad Al-Aly Assim M AlAbdulKader Fares Alahdab Tahiya Alam Genet Melak Alamene Birhan Tamene T Alemnew Kefyalew Addis Alene Cyrus Alinia Vahid Alipour Syed Mohamed Aljunid Fatemeh Allah Bakeshei Majid Abdulrahman Hamad Almadi Amir Almasi-Hashiani Ubai Alsharif Shirina Alsowaidi Nelson Alvis-Guzman Erfan Amini Saeed Amini Yaw Ampem Amoako Zohreh Anbari Nahla Hamed Anber Catalina Liliana Andrei Mina Anjomshoa Fereshteh Ansari Ansariadi Ansariadi Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah Morteza Arab-Zozani Jalal Arabloo Zohreh Arefi 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Zangeneh Leila Zaki Kazem Zendehdel Zerihun Menlkalew Zenebe Taye Abuhay Zewale Arash Ziapour Sanjay Zodpey Christopher J L Murray

JAMA Oncol 2019 12;5(12):1749-1768

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle.

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December 2019

Pooled Prevalence of NS5A Resistance-Associated Substitutions in Chronic HCV Genotype 3 Infection: A Study Based on Deposited Sequences in GenBank.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Saman Ghalamkari Alireza Hassanshahi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Microb Drug Resist 2019 Sep 25;25(7):1072-1079. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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September 2019

Performance of a rapid diagnostic test for screening of hepatitis C in a real-life prison setting.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Hossein Poustchi Fatemeh Azimian Babak Tamadoni Rashid Ramezani Mohamad Mehdi Gouya Mahdi Sheikh Farnaz Hashemi Mehrzad Tashakorian Ramin Alasvand Seyed Moayed Alavian Shahin Merat

J Clin Virol 2019 04 25;113:20-23. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

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April 2019

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus NS5A resistance-associated substitutions in chronic infection with genotype 1: A pooled analysis based on deposited sequences in GenBank.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Saeideh Maleki Seyed Moayed Alavian

Virus Res 2019 01 25;259:54-61. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

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January 2019

Hepatitis C resistance to NS5A inhibitors: Is it going to be a problem?

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

World J Hepatol 2018 Sep;10(9):543-548

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1435915371, Iran.

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September 2018

Serum cytokines, adipokines and ferritin for non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: a systematic review.

Authors:
Seyyed Mortaza Haghgoo Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Clin Chem Lab Med 2019 04;57(5):577-610

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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April 2019

Comment on 'Efficacy of daclatasvir-based quadruple therapy in nonresponder patients infected by hepatitis C virus genotype 4: the ANRS HC32 QUATTRO study'.

Authors:
Seyed M Alavian Heidar Sharafi

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 07;30(7):807-808

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences.

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July 2018

A facile PCR-RFLP method for genotyping of ITPA rs1127354 and rs7270101 polymorphisms.

Authors:
Seyed Ehsan Alavian Heidar Sharafi Paniz Shirmast Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Mohammad Pouryasin Maryam Keshvari Ali Pouryasin

J Clin Lab Anal 2018 Sep 16;32(7):e22440. Epub 2018 Apr 16.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, Iran.

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September 2018

Association of PNPLA3 rs738409 polymorphism with liver steatosis but not with cirrhosis in patients with HBV infection: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Authors:
Saman Ghalamkari Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

J Gene Med 2018 01;20(1)

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR, Iran.

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January 2018

Combination of sofosbuvir, pegylated-interferon and ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Fardin Dolatimehr Hamidreza Karimi-Sari Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Mohammad Gholami-Fesharaki Heidar Sharafi

Daru 2017 Apr 20;25(1):11. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Meta-analysis Study Group, Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, Iran.

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April 2017

Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors:
Mohammad S Rezaee-Zavareh Khashayar Hesamizadeh Bita Behnava Seyed M Alavian Mohammad Gholami-Fesharaki Heidar Sharafi

Ann Hepatol 2017 March-April;16(2):188-197

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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July 2018

Molecular Tracing of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Isolates in Iran: A NS5B Phylogenetic Analysis with Systematic Review.

Authors:
Khashayar Hesamizadeh Seyed Moayed Alavian Azar Najafi Tireh Shabankareh Heidar Sharafi

Hepat Mon 2016 Dec 19;16(12):e42938. Epub 2016 Nov 19.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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December 2016

A Simple PCR-RFLP Method for Genotyping of IFNL4 rs368234815 Polymorphism in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.

Authors:
Mohammad Pouryasin Heidar Sharafi Bita Behnava Seyed Moayed Alavian Maryam Keshvari Ali Pouryasin

Lab Med 2017 Feb 4;48(1):51-56. Epub 2017 Jan 4.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, Iran,

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February 2017

The interferon lambda 4 rs368234815 predicts treatment response to pegylated-interferon alpha and ribavirin in hemophilic patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Ali Pouryasin Heidar Sharafi

J Res Med Sci 2016 1;21:72. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran; Middle East Liver Diseases Center, Tehran, Iran; Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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September 2016

The Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Middle Eastern Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors:
Hossein Ghaderi-Zefrehi Mohammad Gholami-Fesharaki Heidar Sharafi Farzin Sadeghi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Hepat Mon 2016 Sep 23;16(9):e40357. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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September 2016

Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Hepatitis C in Iran: A Consensus-Based National Guideline.

Authors:
Seyed Moayed Alavian Behzad Hajarizadeh Kamran Bagheri Lankarani Heidar Sharafi Nasser Ebrahimi Daryani Shahin Merat Minoo Mohraz Masoud Mardani Mohamad Reza Fattahi Hossein Poustchi Mehri Nikbin Mahmood Nabavi Peyman Adibi Masood Ziaee Bita Behnava Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh Massimo Colombo Hatef Massoumi Abdul Rahman Bizri Bijan Eghtesad Majid Amiri Ali Namvar Khashayar Hesamizadeh Reza Malekzadeh

Hepat Mon 2016 Aug 13;16(8):e40959. Epub 2016 Aug 13.

Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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August 2016

Impact of IFNL4 rs12979860 and rs8099917 polymorphisms on response to Peg-Interferon-α and Ribavirin in patients with congenital bleeding disorder and chronic hepatitis C.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Ali Pouryasin Johanna C Craig Heidar Sharafi

J Clin Lab Anal 2017 Jul 13;31(4). Epub 2016 Oct 13.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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July 2017

The high-diagnostic characteristics of HBsAg level in differentiation of hepatitis B clinical presentations: Myth or truth?

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Hamidreza Karimi-Sari Seyed Moayed Alavian

Liver Int 2017 04 24;37(4):620-621. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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April 2017

The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Core Amino Acid 70 Substitution and Genotypes of Polymorphisms Near the IFNL3 Gene in Iranian Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.

Authors:
Danesh Kadjbaf Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Ali Pouryasin Bita Behnava Shima Salimi Leila Mehrnoush Pegah Karimi Elizee Heidar Sharafi

Hepat Mon 2016 Jun 3;16(6):e37011. Epub 2016 May 3.

Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran; Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, IR Iran.

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June 2016

Next Steps Toward Eradication of Hepatitis C in the Era of Direct Acting Antivirals.

Authors:
Khashayar Hesamizadeh Heidar Sharafi Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh Bita Behnava Seyed Moayed Alavian

Hepat Mon 2016 Apr 18;16(4):e37089. Epub 2016 Apr 18.

Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran; Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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April 2016

The ITPA and C20orf194 Polymorphisms and Hematological Changes During Treatment With Pegylated-Interferon Plus Ribavirin in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.

Authors:
Mohammad Pouryasin Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Seyed Ehsan Alavian Ali Pouryasin

Hepat Mon 2016 Feb 20;16(2):e35278. Epub 2016 Feb 20.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, IR Iran; Department of Biology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, IR Iran.

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February 2016

The Role of Polymorphisms Near the IL28B Gene on Response to Peg-Interferon and Ribavirin in Thalassemic Patients With Hepatitis C.

Authors:
Bita Behnava Heidar Sharafi Maryam Keshvari Ali Pouryasin Leila Mehrnoush Shima Salimi Pegah Karimi Elizee Mehran Ghazimoghaddam Seyed Moayed Alavian

Hepat Mon 2016 Jan 23;16(1):e32703. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran; Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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January 2016

Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors in Tehran, Iran.

Authors:
Khashayar Hesamizadeh Heidar Sharafi Hossein Keyvani Seyed Moayed Alavian Azar Najafi-Tireh Shabankareh Roghiyeh Sharifi Olyaie Maryam Keshvari

Hepat Mon 2016 Jan 23;16(1):e32215. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran.

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January 2016

Corrigendum to: Comparison of Serum Hepatitis B Virus DNA and HBsAg Levels Between HBeAg-Negative and HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients [Published in Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology. 2015 March; 8(3): e21444].

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi

Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015 Dec 26;8(12):e31014. Epub 2015 Dec 26.

Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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December 2015

Appropriate Genotyping of Hepatitis B Virus in Iran.

Authors:
Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015 Oct 17;8(10):e23529. Epub 2015 Oct 17.

Molecular Division, Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran.

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October 2015

Interferon-λ polymorphisms and response to pegylated interferon in Iranian hepatitis C patients.

Authors:
Arghavan Haj-Sheykholeslami Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi Ali Pouryasin Khalil Hemmati Fatemeh Mohammadzadehparjikolaei

World J Gastroenterol 2015 Aug;21(29):8935-42

Arghavan Haj-sheykholeslami, Khalil Hemmati, Fatemeh Mohammadzadehparjikolaei, The Liver, Pancreatic, and Biliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran.

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August 2015

High Response Rate to Pegylated Interferon Alpha and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in Hemophilic Children with Chronic Hepatitis C; A Case-Control Study.

Authors:
Leila Mehrnoush Seyed-Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi Bita Behnava Shima Salimi Maryam Keshvari

Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2015 18;32(6):399-405. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

a Iran Hepatitis Network , Tehran , IR Iran.

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July 2016

Comparison of Serum Hepatitis B Virus DNA and HBsAg Levels Between HBeAg-Negative and HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi

Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015 Mar 14;8(3):e21444. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran ; Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran.

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March 2015

Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Liquid-based Samples; Abundance of HPV-53 in Tehran, Iran.

Authors:
Mohammad Pouryasin Heidar Sharafi Azam-Sadat Mousavi Shakiba Khodadad Mahtab Marjani Fereshteh Jamshidi Ali Pouryasin

Iran J Public Health 2014 Aug;43(8):1159-60

1. Dept. of Molecular Diagnosis, Armin Pathobiology Laboratory , Tehran, Iran ; 6. Dept. of Genetics, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University , Arsanjan, Iran.

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August 2014

Prevalence and trends of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors in Tehran, Iran from 2008 to 2013.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Haleh Mehrabadi Sima Zolfaghari

Transfus Apher Sci 2015 Aug 12;53(1):38-47. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

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August 2015

Can serum level of HBsAg differentiate HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B from inactive carrier state?

Authors:
Shahnaz Sali Heidar Sharafi Seyede Hoda Alavian Seyed Moayed Alavian Faranak Etesam Shima Salimi Muayad A Merza Maryam Keshvari

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015 Jun 20;82(2):114-9. Epub 2015 Feb 20.

Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran; Hepatitis Clinic, Tehran Blood Transfusion Center, Tehran, IR Iran; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran. Electronic address:

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June 2015

Efficacy of 24-week pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin combination therapy in highly selected patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Maryam Keshvari

Hepat Mon 2015 Jan 1;15(1):e24955. Epub 2015 Jan 1.

Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran ; Middle East Liver Diseases Center (MELD), Tehran, IR Iran ; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran.

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January 2015

Efficacy of Prolonged Treatment With Pegylated Interferon (Peg-IFN) and Ribavirin in Thalassemic Patients With Hepatitis C Who Relapsed After Previous Peg-IFN-Based Therapy.

Authors:
Saleh Sandoughdaran Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi Bita Behnava Shima Salimi Leila Mehrnoush Pegah Karimi Elizee Maryam Keshvari

Hepat Mon 2015 Jan 13;15(1):e23564. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran ; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran.

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January 2015

The Impact of IFNL4 rs12979860 Polymorphism on Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C; A Case-Control Study.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Ali Pouryasin Maryam Keshvari

Hepat Mon 2014 Oct 1;14(10):e22649. Epub 2014 Oct 1.

Iran Hepatitis Network, Tehran, IR Iran ; Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran ; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran.

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October 2014

Differentiation of hepatitis B/hepatitis D coinfection and superinfection in asymptomatic blood donors: is it possible?

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi

APMIS 2014 Oct;122(10):1042

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October 2014

Interferon-λ Genetic Variations and Hepatitis C: Yet to be Discovered.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi

Hepat Mon 2014 May 10;14(5):e19433. Epub 2014 May 10.

Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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May 2014

Alanine transaminase as a single marker is not reliable for selecting candidates of pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian Maryam Keshvari

J Formos Med Assoc 2015 Feb 20;114(2):195-6. Epub 2014 May 20.

Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

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February 2015

Comment on "No impact of interleukin-28B polymorphisms on spontaneous or drug-induced hepatitis delta virus clearance" by Ubaldo Visco-Comandini et al. [Dig. Liver Dis. 2014;46:348-52].

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Dig Liver Dis 2014 Aug 9;46(8):761-2. Epub 2014 May 9.

Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Electronic address:

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August 2014

Interferon alpha-2b therapy in chronic hepatitis delta.

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi Gharib Karimi Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki

Hepat Mon 2014 Mar 1;14(3):e15729. Epub 2014 Mar 1.

Department of Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran.

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March 2014

Mysterious Linkages Between Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes, Interleukin-28B Genotypes and Viral Clearance- A Meta-Analysis.

Authors:
Seyed Hossein Aalaei-Andabili Bita Behnava Shima Salimi Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Hepat Mon 2014 Mar 2;14(3):e15895. Epub 2014 Mar 2.

Middle East Liver Disease Center, Tehran, IR Iran ; Iran Hepatitis Network (IHN), Tehran, IR Iran.

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March 2014

How can we make decision for patients with chronic hepatitis B according to hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level?

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi

Hepat Mon 2014 Feb 5;14(2):e15285. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran ; Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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February 2014

How can the IL28B polymorphisms with linkage disequilibrium affect the natural course of hepatitis B inversely?

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi

Liver Int 2014 Aug 24;34(7):1127. Epub 2014 Mar 24.

Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran; Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran.

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August 2014

Association of -24CT, 1249GA, and 3972CT ABCC2 gene polymorphisms with methotrexate serum levels and toxic side effects in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Authors:
Mohamad Jafar Sharifi Gholamreza Bahoush Farhad Zaker Shahla Ansari Khadijeh Arjmandi Rafsanjani Heidar Sharafi

Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2014 Mar;31(2):169-77

Department of Hematology, Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, IR Iran.

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March 2014

What is the ethnicity-specific impact of genetic polymorphisms on the response to hepatitis C treatment in an admixed population of Brazilian patients?

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Seyed Moayed Alavian Heidar Sharafi

Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2014 Feb;69(2):152

Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran, Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran.

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February 2014

Can we include genetic variants with high linkage disequilibrium into a multiple logistic model?

Authors:
Maryam Keshvari Heidar Sharafi Behzad Hajarizadeh Seyed Moayed Alavian

Liver Int 2014 Jul 7;34(6):964. Epub 2014 Feb 7.

Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Disease (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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July 2014

Distribution of IL28B Genotypes in Iranian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Healthy Individuals.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Ali Pouryasin Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Maryam Keshvari Shima Salimi Leila Mehrnoush Ahmad Fatemi

Hepat Mon 2012 Dec 22;12(12):e8387. Epub 2012 Dec 22.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, Iran ; Tehran Hepatitis Cohort (THC) Study Center, Tehran, Iran.

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December 2012

Development and Validation of a Simple, Rapid and Inexpensive PCR-RFLP Method for Genotyping of Common IL28B Polymorphisms: A Useful Pharmacogenetic Tool for Prediction of Hepatitis C Treatment Response.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Ali Pouryasin Seyed Moayed Alavian Bita Behnava Maryam Keshvari Leila Mehrnoush Shima Salimi Osveh Kheradvar

Hepat Mon 2012 Mar 28;12(3):190-5. Epub 2012 Mar 28.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, IR Iran.

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March 2012

IL28B polymorphism, Explanation for Different Responses to Therapy in Hepatitis C Patients.

Authors:
Heidar Sharafi Seyed Moayed Alavian

Hepat Mon 2011 Dec 20;11(12):958-9. Epub 2011 Dec 20.

Armin Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, IR Iran.

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December 2011