a In HCV GT-3, the IL28B (CC) genotype was associated with lower baseline ISG expression such as IF127, IRF9, ISG15, MX1, STAT1, CXCL10, and CXCL11 compared to the CT/TT genotype, b while in NASH no significant association was observed. Values are mean ± SE of the delta Ct values. p value was calculated by the unpaired t test with Welch’s correction using GraphPad Prism 6.0 software. p values less than 0.05 were considered significant