Table 1.

Distribution of different HCV genotypes in plasma, PBMCs, and liver biopsy specimens

No.	Gender/age (yr)	Viral load	Disease	HCV genotypes in plasma	HCV genotypesin PBMCs	HCV genotypes in liver biopsy specimen
1	F/15	76 500	Thalassemia	3	3/1a	3
2	F/36	138 000	Thalassemia	1a	3	1a
3	M/17	597 000	Hemophilia	1a/3	1a
4	M/23	989 000	Thalassemia	1a/1b	1b	1a/1b/3
5	M/23	226 000	Thalassemia	1a/1b	1b	1a/1b
6	M/33	450	Thalassemia	1a	3
7	M/26	250 000	Thalassemia	3	1a	1a/3
8	M/17	106 000	Thalassemia	1a	1a/3
9	M/25	780 000	Thalassemia	1a	1a	1a/3
10	F/30	10 800	Thalassemia	1b	1a/1b	1b/3
11	F/27	750 000	Thalassemia	3	3	3/1b
12	M/14	5 590 000	Thalassemia	3	3	1a/3
13	M/28	1 190 000	Thalassemia	1a	1a/3	1a
14	M/19	1 150 000	Hemophilia	1a	1a/3
15	M/20	890 000	Thalassemia	1a	1a/1b
16	F/22	618 000	Thalassemia	3	3	3/2a
17	M/27	167 000	Thalassemia	3	3/2a
18	M/46	230 000	Hemophilia	3	3/2a
19	M/27	273 000	Hemophilia	3	3/2a
20	M/57	480 000	Unknown	4	3

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; PBMCs: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells.