Table 1

Details of HLA and HCV RNA status of HLA-A*03-positive patients included in the study

Patient no.*HLA class IHLA class IIHCV RNA statusA*03 assays (tetramer frequency %)Sequence
15A*03,03,B*07,44, C*07,16DR*1501,1302 DQ*0602,0609PCR+Culture (neg)TVYHGAGSK
1537A*01,03,B*07,08 C*07,08DR*1501, 1501, DQ*0602, 0602PCR+TVYHGAGAR
39A*01,03,B*37,57, C*06,06DR*0701,0101, DQ*0501,3032PCR+TVYHGAGAR
1543A*03,24,B*35,51, C*04,17DR*0407,1601, DQ*0301,0501PCR+TVYHGAGAR
77A*01,03,B*07,08, C*07,07DR*3011,1501, DQ*0201,0602PCR+TVYHGAGAR
60A*02,03,B*07,44, C*05,07DR*4048,4013, DQ*0301,0302PCR −ve (Treated)Culture (14.1%)TVYHGAGTR
1548A*02,03,B*14,18, C*07,08DR*401,1104, DQ*0301,0301PCR+TVYHGAGAR
1549A03,23,B*07,47, C*04,07DR701,1501, DQ*0202,0602PCR+TVYHGAGAR
1552A*03,30,B*17,18, C*05,07DR*3011,1501, DQ*0201,0602PCR+TVYHGAGTK
1562A*03,30,B*13,44, C*06,16DR*0701,0701, DQ*0202,0202PCR+XXYHGAGTR
1571A*02,03,B*14,57, C*08,10DR*1501,1301, DQ*0602,0603PCR+TVYHGAGTK
1587A*02,03,B*14,57, C*06,08DR*0701,1303, DQ*0301,3023PCR+TVYHGAGTR
106A*01,03,B*14,37, C*06,08DR*0401,1201, DQ*0301,0609SRCulture (3.9%)
49A*03,68,B*07,15, C*06,07DR*3011,0701, DQ*0602,0302SRCulture (6.8%), Elispot
29A*01,03,B*07,57, C*06,07DR*3011,0701, DQ*0201,3032SRCulture (4.4%), Elispot
113A*01,03,B*07,08, C*07,08DR*1501,1501, DQ*0602,0602PCR+Culture (neg)
105A*03,26,B*27,49, C*01,07DR*101,1101, DQ*0301,0501SRCulture (neg)
102A*02,03,B*14,44,C*05,08DR*0101,0404, DQ*0501,0302SRCulture (neg)
110A*02,03,B*14,44, C*05,08DR*0401,0101, DQ*0301,0302SRCulture (2.83%)
109A*02,03,B*07,44, C*05,07DR*0401,0401, DQ*0301,0302SRCulture (1.36%)
40A*02,03,B*14,60, C*08,10DR*1501,1501, DQ*0602,0602SRElispot
42A*01,03,B*07,57, C*06,07DR*1501101, DQ*0602,0501SRElispot
50A*02,03,B*07,44, C*05,07DR*1501101, DQ*0602,0501SRElispot
52A*01,03,B*07,07, C*07,07DR*0101,0404, DQ*0501,0302SRElispot
  • HCV, hepatitis C virus; HLA, human leucocyte antigen; SR, spontaneous resolver. Class II alleles are DRB1 or DQB1.