The test to find out if you have the type of IL28B is a blood test
✦Just because you do not have the gene type does not mean you will not be cured of hepatitis C—some people who do not have this type can still be cured of hepatitis C
✦ The CC genotype is different from what we usually call a genotype. HCV genotypes are strains of hepatitis C that are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 such as HCV genotype 1