Three SNPs were found to be in partial linkage disequilibrium (R2 > 0.4) with our lead SNP in IL28B, including rs12980275 (R2 = 0.41) associated with lipid levels in hepatitis C treatment23, rs12979860 (R2 = 0.42) associated with chronic hepatitis C infection/response to hepatitis C treatment14 (discussed in the previous sections), and rs688187 (R2 = 0.40) associated with mucinous ovarian carcinoma24. Here, IFNL3 is linked to hepatitis C virus infection.