TABLE 2.

HBV DNA levels and HBV genome mutations of the six patients

Patient	HBeAgb	HBV DNA levels (copies/ml)	Mutation at nta:		Core deletionb	preS deletionb	% HBc stainingc
			1762 and 1764	1896			Nucleus	Cytoplasm
1	−	2.4 × 104	Variant	Variant	−	+	NT	NT
2	+	1.3 × 108	Rep	No mutation	+	−	75	75
3	+	4.2 × 108	Deletion	No mutation	+	−	5	40
4	+	2.2 × 108	Deletion	No mutation	+	−	1	10
5	−	5.4 × 104	Variant	Variant	−	+	NT	NT
6	−	5.2 × 104	Variant	Variant	−	+	20	0

^aRep, replacement mutation.

^b+, presence; −, absence.

^cNT, not tested.