Extensive serologies were negative to hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C (including hepatitis C RNA), hepatitis E, IgM to cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus, anti-nuclear antibody, anti-smooth muscle antibody, anti-mitochondrial antibody, anti-liver kidney microsomal antibody, and ceruloplasmin. Here, CD40LG is linked to hepatitis C virus infection.