From: Hepatitis B virus core promoter mutations G1613A and C1653T are significantly associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in genotype C HBV-infected patients
HCC group 2
non-HCC group 2
pre-HCC group 2
(n = 40)
(n = 52)
(n = 16)
mutation
G1613A
50%
12%* #
38% *
C1653T
12%*
13% *
G1613A and C1653T
35%
6%*
0%*
G1613A and/or C1653T
65%
17%* #