CD36 and hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4: The primary purposes of this study were to elucidate the role of CD36 in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance caused by persistent HCV infection, to investigate the changes in the circulating sCD36 and oxLDL levels by antiviral treatments, and to determine whether or not CD36 deficiency is dependent on insulin resistance in patients with CLD-C.