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Table 3 Results of PCR cloning in patients who had overlapped peaks (G and A) at nt 587 in the electropherogram

From: Hepatitis B surface gene 145 mutant as a minor population in hepatitis B virus carriers

Patint ID.

age (yr.)

HBsAg

HBeAg

HBV DNA in blood, log copies/mL

no./total no.

     

Wild-type

Mutant-type (%)

F-16

10

positive

positive

5.2

15/20

5/20 (25)

CHB-26

12

positive

positive

6.9

12/14

2/14 (14)

CHB-62

15

positive

negative

2.3

13/15

2/15 (13)

CHB-67

13

positive

positive

4.1

24/25

1/25 (4)

CHB-73

43

positive

positive

5.2

14/16

2/16 (13)

CHB-94

10

positive

positive

7.4

14/15

1/15 (7)

CHB-104

40

positive

positive

> 8.8

15/16

1/16 (6)

CHB-2

7

positive

negative

2.1

16/16

 

CHB-5

14

positive

positive

4.9

30/30

 

CHB-30

43

positive

positive

5.3

14/14

 

CHB-42

24

positive

positive

8.7

28/28

 

CHB-100

42

positive

positive

6.3

30/30

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