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Table 2 Analysis of mutation in the preS1/S2/S gene reported to be associated with HCC and immune escape

From: Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in Vietnam

Nucleotide

Amino acid

All isolates N = 135% (n)

Genotype B N = 98 v

Genotype C N = 37% (n)

p value

Mutation in preS1/S2 and S gene associated with HCC

PreS1 gene

     

 A2962G

N38E

71.9 (97)

99.0 (97)

0.0 (0)

0.000

 C2964A

N38 K

71.1 (96)

098.0 (96)

0.0 (0)

0.000

 C3026A/T

A60V/E

100 (135)

100 (98)

100 (37)

 

PreS2 gene

     

 Start codon

M1 V/T/I

6.7 (9)

8.2 (8)

2.1 (1)

0.237

 T53C

F22 l

2.2 (3)

3.1 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.379

 A162G

N3S

27.4 (37)

0.0 (0)

100 (37)

0.000

 T531C/G

L126 T/S

77.0 (104)

98.0 (96)

21.6 (8)

0.000

S gene

     

 A706C

V184A

3.7 (5)

4.1 (4)

2.7 (1)

0.581

 T766A

S204R

4.4 (6)

6.1 (6)

0.0 (0)

0.140

Mutation in S gene associated with immune escape

S gene

     
 

P120S/E

2.2 (3)

3.1 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.379

 

I/T126A/N/I/S

2.2 (3)

3.1 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.379

 

M133 L/T

3.0 (4)

4.1 (4)

0.0 (0)

0.273

 

G145R

0.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

2.7 (1)

0.274