Table 2. Summary of pre-S deletion regions in 75 HBV-related HCC patients.
Summary of Pre-S Deletion Regionsa | No. of Patients |
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Total patients (n) (%) | 75 (100) |
Patients without pre-S del (n) (%) | 29 (39) |
Patients with pre-S del (n) (%) | 46 (83) |
Patients with pre-S1 del (nt 2854–2970) (n) (%) | 10 (13) |
Patients with pre-S1 del (nt 2854–3021) (n) (%) | 2 (3) |
Patients with pre-S1 del (nt 2855–2872) (n) (%) | 5 (7) |
Patients with pre-S1 del (nt 2858–2986) (n) (%) | 2 (3) |
Patients with pre-S1 del (nt 2910–3089) (n) (%) | 2 (3) |
Patients with pre-S2 del (nt 1–54) (n) (%) | 17 (23) |
Patients with pre-S2 del (nt 1–57) (n) (%) | 3 (4) |
Patients with pre-S1+pre-S2 del (nt 2855–2872, 1–54) (n) (%) | 12 (16) |
aOnly the pre-S deletion regions found in at least 2 of 75 patients were shown.
Abbreviations: n, number; del, deletion; nt, nucleotide.