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. 2017 Dec 7;12(12):e0188944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188944

Table 3. Mutations in MHR (aa 99–169) including “a” determinant region (aa 124–147).

Amino acid position All Genotype A Genotype C Genotype D Reference
% (no) % (no) % (no) % (no)
N = 53 n = 10 n = 24 n = 19
Y100CIV 3.8 (2) 0 (0) 8.3 (2) 0 (0) [22]
Q101K 3.8 (2) 0 (0) 8.3 (2) 0 (0) [22]
Q101R IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [22]
L100I IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [22]
T113S IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [22]
T115N II,IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5.3 (1) [22]
I/T126N I, II,III,IV 3.8 (2) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 5.3 (1) [22][23]
I/T126S I, II, IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [22][23]
T127P 5.7 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15.8 (3) [22]
A128V 7.6 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 21.0 (4) [22]
S143L I, II, IV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5.3 (1) [22][24][26]
G145R I, II, III, IV 3.8 (2) 0 (0) 8.3 (2) 0 (0) [22][24][26]
R160N 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [22]
Y161F 1.9 (1) 10 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) [26]
E164D 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 4.2 (1) 0 (0) [26]
A168VIV 1.9 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5.3 (1) [27]

I; Mutations associated with HBsAg detection failure

II; mutations associated with escape mutant

III; mutations associated with therapy escape

IV; mutations associated OBI. Mutation in “a” determinant region is marked in bold. Amino acid positions are relative to HBV reference sequence

GenBank accession number AB014381