First, HCV infection is associated with lowering of host lipids, providing further evidence
of an important interaction betweenHCV
and host
lipids, ... www.natap.org/2009/HCV/100409_03.htm
"In the retrospective cohort, patients in the Treated Hepatitis C Group who achieved viral clearance had increased LDL and cholesterol from baseline compared to patients without viral clearance. These results persisted when adjusted for age, sex, and genotype.