In PEG-IFN-α2b recipients, the mean age ranged from 45 to 53 years of age; gender distribution ranged from 27 to 60% male; hard-to-treat HCV types of 1/4 ranged from 52 to 100%; viral load ranged from 604 × 103 to 3.1 × 106 and rate of cirrhosis ranged from 16 to 18%. Here, IFNA1 is linked to Cirrhosis.