Table 1.
Clinical and virological characteristics of patients and controls
| Patients | Sex [male/female] | Median age, yrs (range) | Genotype 1b | Median serum alanine aminotransferase activity [U/L] (range); normal values: 7‐56 U/L | Median viral load [U/mL] (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic HCV infection (n = 16) | 5/11 | 52.3 (28‐61) | 15[Link] | 53.0 (29‐239) | 5.85×105 (2.14×103‐3.19×106) |
| Past spontaneous recovery from HCV infection (n = 14) | 4/10 | 46.6 (26‐75) | N/A | 27.0 (10‐48) | N/A |
| Healthy controls (n = 11) | 3/8 | 49.0 (29‐70) | N/A | 24 (12‐51) | N/A |
Abbreviation: N/A, not applicable or not available
One patient was infected with genotype 3