Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2016; 22(35): 8041-8049
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8041
Table 1 Characteristics of the study population classified according to the presence of pre-S deletion n (%)
Featureswild type pre-S(n = 147)Pre-S deletion(n = 126)P value
Age (mean ± STD)45.4 ± 6.645.9 ± 7.00.540
Male101 (68.7)100 (79.4)0.054
Genotype C42 (28.6)60 (47.6)0.003
Genotype B94 (63.9)62 (49.2)
Mixed genotypes11 (7.5)4 (3.2)
HBV DNA ≥ 105 copies/mL67 (45.7)92 (73.0)< 0.001
BCP mutation (A1762T, G1764A)80 (54.4)98 (77.8)< 0.001
PC mutation (G1896A)87 (59.2)86 (68.3)0.132
Clinical categories
ASC51 (34.7)4 (3.2)
Progressive liver diseases96 (65.3)122 (96.8)< 0.001
CH24 (16.3)31 (24.6)0.098
LC19 (12.9)36 (28.6)0.001
NC-HCC29 (19.7)24 (19.0)1.000
LC-HCC24 (16.3)31 (24.6)0.098