Table 3.

Analysis of mutation in the BCP, precore/core gene reported to be associated with HCC in 135 HBV isolates from southern Vietnam

Nucleotide	All isolates N = 135% (n)	Genotype B N = 98% (n)	Genotype C N = 37% (n)	p value
Mutation in BCP region
C1653T	0.7 (1)	1.1 (1)	0.0 (0)	0.726
T1753C	11.1 (15)	1.1 (1)	37.8 (14)	0.000
G1757A	7.4 (10)	0 (0)	27.0 (10)	0.000
A1762T	25.9 (35)	10.2 (10)	76.6 (25)	0.000
G1764A	24.4 (33)	8.2 (8)	76.6 (25)	0.000
A1762T/G1764A	24.4 (33)	8.2 (8)	76.6 (25)	0.000
C1766G	2.2 (3)	2.0 (2)	2.7 (1)	0.621
T1768A	1.4 (2)	1.1 (1)	2.7 (1)	0.475
Mutation in PC/Core
G1896A	22.2 (30)	30.6 (30)	0 (0)	0.000
G1899A	0.7 (1)	1.1 (1)	0 (0)	0.726
A2159G	3.7 (5)	3.1 (3)	5.4 (2)	0.419
A2189C	6.7 (9)	6.1 (6)	8.1 (3)	0.469
G2203A/T	0.7 (1)	1.0 (1)	0.0 (0)	0.726