Table 1.

Association between hepatitis C virus-related lymphoproliferative disorders and host genetic factors

Factors	References
HLA polymorphisms
HLA-A9	[21]
HLA-B8	[23]
HLA-DR3	[23,24]
HLA-DR11	[26]
HLA-DR5-DQ3	[27]
Cytokine mutations
IL-10 promoter (-1082GG)	[29]
BAFF promoter (-871T)	[8]
Sporadic associations
Fibronectin MspI and HaeIIIb	[40]
CYP27B1	[41]

HLA: Human leukocyte antigen; IL: Interleukin; BAFF: B-Lymphocyte activating factor.