Table 2 Details of precore (PC) and basal core promotor (BCP) mutations as detected by line probe assays for PC 1896, BCP 1762, BCP 1764 and wild PC and BCP regions (n = 53)
From: Genetic variability in the precore and core promoter regions of hepatitis B virus strains in Karachi
HBeAg Negative Patients (n = 44) | n |
|---|---|
PC (1896) alone | 03 |
BCP 1762 alone | 01 |
BCP 1764 alone | 08 |
PC + 1764 | 06 |
BCP 1762 + 1764 | 03 |
PC + 1762 + 1764 | 06 |
PC + presence of wild PC band | 02 |
PC + BCP 1762 + BCP 1764 + presence of wild PC band | 02 |
Absent wild BCP band alone* | 04 |
Absent PC wild band* | 02 |
PC + absent wild BCP band | 02 |
Miscellaneous combinations | 05 |
HBeAg Positive Patients (n = 9) | Â |
BCP 1764 + PC | 04 |
BCP 1764 alone | 01 |
Absent wild BCP band alone* | 01 |
Miscellaneous combinations | 03 |