Hepatits C virus serotypes in chronic liver disease

To determine the HCV sero-types in patients with chronic liver disease, secondary to chronic hepatitis C in Northern Pakistan. Patients with clinical features of chronic liver disease, elevated ALT, positive anti-HCV, and HCV RNA positive by PCR underwent HCV sero-type determination. Out of 148 patients there are 95 [64.1%] patients who had HCV sero-type III. The second and third most common categories were untypable and HCV sero-type I. Females out numbered males. Patients with chronic liver disease due to HCV infection in this part of Pakistan had predominantly HCV sero-type III