Figure 1
From: Apolipoprotein E genotype and hepatitis C, HIV and herpes simplex disease risk: a literature review
Potential mechanisms of the impact of apoE4 on viral treatment response, fibrosis progression in recurrent HCV infection as well as protection against HCV associated severe liver damage. LDL: low density lipoprotein, LDL-R: low density lipoprotein receptor, HCV: hepatitis C virus