Table 5.
Mutations |
No. of patients |
Nucleotide sequences | Codons in RT genes (patients) | Codons in HBsAg genes (patients) | P value | |
CH | HCC | |||||
rtL80I | 0 | 5 | GGCTAT→GGATAT | CTA(L)→ATA(I) (5) | TAT(Y)→TAT(Y) (5) | 0.036 |
rtN139K/T/H (sT131N/P) | 0 | 8 | GGAACC→GGAAAC | AAC(N)→AAA(K) (4) | ACC(T)→AAC(N) (4) | |
→GGCACC | →CAC(H) (3) | →ACC(T) (3) | 0.008 | |||
→GGACCC | →ACC(T) (1) | →CCC(P) (1) | ||||
rtM204I/V (sW196L/S/W) | 0 | 9 | ATATGG→ATATTG | ATG(M)→ATT(I) (7) | TGG(W)→TTG(L) (7) | |
→ATATCG | →ATC(I) (1) | →TCG(S) (1) | 0.004 | |||
→ATGTGG | →GTG(V) (1) | →TGG(W) (1) |
The point mutation bases of the three truncations are shown in bold and italic. H: Histidine; I: Isoleucine; K: Lysine; L: Leucine; M: Methionine; N: Asparagine; P: Proline; S: Serine; T: Threonine; V: Valine; W: Tryptophan; Y: Tyrosine; CH: Chronic hepatitis; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.