BTM: beta thalassemia major; BTI: beta thalassemia intermedia; NKCM: no known co-morbids; HCV: hepatitis C virus; AIHA: autoimmune hemolytic anemia; SGPT: serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase; HBV: hepatitis B virus; DCT: direct coomb's test. This evidence concerns the gene GPT and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.