Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients with HCV infection.
| Characteristics | Patients N°(%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 7 (46.7) |
| Female | 8 (53.3) |
| Age | |
| Mean | 52.7 |
| HCV genotype | |
| 1b | 12 (80) |
| Other | 3 (20) |
| Virogical Response to PEG-INF-α/RBV | |
| SVR | 5 (33.3) |
| Relapser | 4 (26.7) |
| Non Responder | 6 (40) |
| APRI SCORE | |
| ≤0.5 | 8 (53.3) |
| 0.51-1.5 | 2 (13.4) |
| >1.5 | 5 (33.3) |
| Log10 HCV-RNA (UI/ml) | |
| Mean | 6.16 |
| Frequencies IL-27 genotypes | |
| A/A | 5 (33.3) |
| A/G | 9(60) |
| G/G | 1 (6.7) |
| A Allele | 14 (93.3) |
| Total | 15 |
PegIFN-α, peginterferon-α; RBV, Ribavirin; SVR, Sustained Viral Response; APRI SCORE, AST to Platelet Ratio Index;