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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2005; 11(38): 6031-6037
Published online Oct 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6031
Table 2 Clinical and biological characteristics of 121 patients with chronic hepatitis C infection according to CD14 –159 genotypes (TT vs CC and CT)
Clinical and biological characteristicsAll patientsCD14 –159 genotype
TTCC or CT
Age (yr; mean±SD)37.2±11.538.0±12.337.1±11.4
Male gender (%)66.158.668.5
HCV transmission route (%)
- i.v. drug use25.624.126.1
- Post-transfusion15.717.215.2
- Other factors or unknown58.758.658.7
HCV genotypes (%)
- Type 164.558.766.3
- Type 327.334.525
- Others than type 1 or 38.36.98.7
Viral load
(106 copies/mL; median)1.721.6
Initial virological response to anti-HCV treatment1 (%)65.966.765.7