Table 1. Clinical characteristics of HCV-infected individuals.

Liver Sample	Age	Sex	AST IU/mL#	ALT IU/mL#	Viral Load IU/ml	Risk factor*	GT*	Ethnicity
Resection	71	M	61	74	5850000	ND	4	White
Resection	56	M	54	59	ND	IVDU	ND	White
Explant	64	M	58	65	1610000	ND	4	African American
Resection	55	F	37	52	ND	ND	ND	White
Explant	61	M	159	65	688000	IVDU	1	White
Resection	64	M	91	108	17900	ND	1	White
Resection	65	M	ND	ND	6820	ND	ND	White
Resection	50	M	86	71	88500	IVDU	ND	White
Explant	46	F	1006	ND	320150	ND	2	White

*p.i. =  post infection; Risk factor for HCV acquisition; GT =  HCV genotype; ND = not determined. # normal range of ALT = 7–56 IU/ml, AST = 5–40 IU/ml.