Why Does hepatitis C Affect Some People Permanently and Not Others

From Hepatitis C Resource Centre

November 21st, 2005

More than 170 million people worldwide have been infected with the Hepatitis C virus. There is no known cure, but about 20 percent of the people who contract the disease fight it off without treatment.

Researchers from Great Britain and the United States recently looked at the genetic makeup of people who had hepatitis C to try to find out what was different about the 20 percent who got better on their own. Why does hepatitis C affect some people permanently and not others? hcvadvocate.org