Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2015; 21(47): 13360-13367
Published online Dec 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13360
Table 1 Sensitivity of nested polymerase chain reaction assay for the amplification of the 572-bp HBV X antigen fragment n (%)
No. of samples (n = 198)
Sensitivity
HCC (n =121)Carrier (n =77)
PCR amplification46 (38.0)23 (29.9)34.8%
Table 2 Evaluation of Fok-I nested polymorphism analysis assay for the detection of V5M mutations from 69 samples amplified by nested PCR by comparing with the results of the direct sequencing method n (%)
Type of HBxAg 5th codonResult for
Fok-I nested PRA
Direct sequencing
HCC(n =46)Carrier(n =23)HCC(n =46)Carrier(n =23)
Wild type24 (52.2)23 (100)24 (52.2)23 (100)
V5M17 (37.0)0 (0)17 (37.0)0 (0)
Wild type + V5M5 (10.8)0 (0)5 (10.8)0 (0)