Glossary

steatosis – fatty liver. Build up of fat in the liver. Steatosis worsens liver damage and makes hepatitis C harder to treat.

quantitative (in a study) – where what is being measured has a numerical value or fits a pre-defined scale or range of responses.

open label – this means that a patient in a trial knows which treatment they are taking.

BI – budding inhibitor. Class of HIV drug.

autoantibody – abnormal antibodies produced against the body’s own tissues.