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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2009; 15(32): 4028-4036
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4028
Table 3 Frequencies of some HBx mutations in HBV genotype B according to different clinical diagnosis
Amino acid substitutionsn(%) in each clinical diagnosis
CH (n = 46)LC (n = 44)HCC
Total (n = 126)P
With LC (n = 10)Without LC (n = 26)All HCC (n = 36)CH vs LCCH vs All HCCLC vs All HCCCH vs LC vs All HCC
T118N23 (50.0)6 (13.6)4 (40.0)7 (26.9)11 (30.6)40 (31.7)< 0.001NSNS0.028
I127N/T/S5 (10.9)16 (36.4)2 (20.0)2 (7.7)4 (11.1)25 (19.8)0.009NS0.019NS
K130M8 (17.4)23 (52.3)5 (50.0)11 (42.3)16 (44.4)47 (37.3)0.0010.015NS0.006
V131I8 (17.4)22 (50.0)4 (40.0)11 (42.3)15 (41.6)45 (35.7)0.0020.030NS0.012