Table 4.

The relationships between the mutations in the core gene and the Stage of fibrosis

Core region	Stage of Fibrosis	Patients with mutation in core protein (n = 19)
Mutations in:	Mean ± SD	Fibrosis score <2(%)	Fibrosis score >2 (%)	P-value*
Core protein	1.9 ± 1.3	13(68)	6(32)	0.06
T helper epitopes	1.9 ± 1.5	9(69)	4(31)	0.3
CTL epitopes	2.8 ± 1.4	2(40)	3(60)	0.04
B cell epitopes	1.4 ± 1.1	7(77)	2(23)	1.0
C-terminal domain	3.4 ± 1.1	1(20)	4(80)	0.003

*Fisher's exact test P-value

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