A.P. Srivastava 1 , G. Dogra 2 , S. Sachdeva 1 , N. Nigam 1 , A. Chakravarty 2 1 Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi (India)-110001, 2 Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide.