IFNL3 and infection: A strong association was noted between the distribution of HCV genotypes and IL28B SNP variants (P<0.0001 for rs12979860 and rs12980275, and P = 0.01 for rs8099917, Chi squared test; Table 1) with the favorable CC at rs12979860, AA at rs12980275, and TT at rs8099917 being significantly more common in patients with HCV genotype 2 or 3 infection than genotype 1 (Figure 1).