Table 3. Plasma samples from liver cancer cases in Qidong, P.R.C.
| Individual | Date of diagnosis | Date of death | Year collected | Sample collected | HBV mutations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | October 1999 | 1996 | Y | (+) | |
| 1997 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (−) | |||
| B | March 2000 | 2000-4 | 1996 | Y | (+) |
| 1997 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | N | / | |||
| C | April 1998 | 1996 | Y | (−) | |
| 1997 | N | / | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (+) | |||
| D | October 1998 | 1996 | Y | (−) | |
| 1997 | N | / | |||
| 1998 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (+) | |||
| E | September 1999 | 1999-11 | 1996 | Y | (−) |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | Y | / | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| G | October 1999 | 1996 | Y | (−) | |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (+) | |||
| H | October 1999 | 1996 | Y | (−) | |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | N | / | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (−) | |||
| K | April 1997 | 1998-10 | 1996 | Y | (+) |
| 1997 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (+) | |||
| I | September 1997 | 2001-03 | 1996 | Y | (−) |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (−) | |||
| J | October 1999 | 2001-4 | 1996 | Y | (+) |
| 1997 | Y | / | |||
| 1998 | Y | / | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | N | / | |||
| L | May 2001 | 1996 | Y | (−) | |
| 1997 | N | / | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (−) | |||
| M | October 1999 | 1996 | Y | (+) | |
| 1997 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | N | / | |||
| N | October 2001 | 1996 | Y | (+) | |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (−) | |||
| O | January 2001 | 1996 | Y | (+) | |
| 1997 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1998 | N | / | |||
| 1999 | Y | (+) | |||
| 2000 | N | / | |||
| P | October 2000 | 1996 | Y | (+) | |
| 1997 | Y | (−) | |||
| 1998 | Y | (+) | |||
| 1999 | Y | (−) | |||
| 2000 | Y | (+) |
Italics indicate data after diagnosis; (+), positive; (−), negative; /, no sample. Y, yes; N, no.